Idaho Statutes § 34-1815 FALSE STATEMENTS SPOKEN OR WRITTEN CONCERNING PETITION UNLAWFUL - FAILURE TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL PROVISIONS
Statute Text
It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or knowingly circulate, publish or exhibit any false statement or representation, whether spoken or written, or to fail to disclose any material provision in a petition, concerning the contents, purport or effect of any petition mentioned in sections
34-1801A
through
34-1822
, Idaho Code, for the purpose of obtaining any signature to any such petition, or for the purpose of persuading any person to sign any such petition. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or obtain any signature on a petition without first showing the signer both the short title and the general title as defined in section
34-1809
, Idaho Code, so that the signer has an opportunity to read them before signing the petition.
Any signature obtained without compliance with this section is null and void.
Source
[34-1815, added 1933, ch. 210, sec. 15, p. 431; am. 1997, ch. 266, sec. 10, p. 763.]
Explore Related Documents
This section contains links to related documents with the same tags to allow you quickly access other relevant legal materials. These links include document types and counts, enabling you to explore similar content efficiently.
-
Direct Democracy / Initiatives and Referenda (33)
- Statutes (33)
- Election Law Manual
- Chapter 4: State Regulation of Ballot Measures, Subchapter 2: General Overview
- Chapter 4: State Regulation of Ballot Measures, Subchapter 3: State Regulation of Ballot Measures
- Chapter 4: State Regulation of Ballot Measures, Subchapter 4: Court Involvement in Ballot Measure Issues
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 4: Contest Types
- Direct Democracy / Petition Requirements (21)
-
Election Offenses (12)
- Statutes (12)
- Election Law Manual
- Chapter 2: State Regulation of Candidacies And Candidate Ballot Access, Subchapter 4: Miscellaneous Candidacy Regulations
- Chapter 2: State Regulation of Candidacies And Candidate Ballot Access, Subchapter 5: Ballot Access Challenges
- Chapter 7: The Role of Courts on Election Day, Subchapter 2: Election Day Remedies Sought
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 3: Statutory Requirements
- Chapter 11: Extraordinary and Equitable Relief, Subchapter 2: Extraordinary Writs
- Chapter 12: Special Considerations, Subchapter 6: Immunity for Election Officials