---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding verification of signatures of electors and petition signers."
description: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding verification of signatures of electors and petition signers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 290"
citation: "Idaho H 290 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "COUNTIES", "ELECTIONS", "ELECTIONS", "RECORDS", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "VOTING AND VOTERS", "VOTING AND VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67a4c075-cd3a-4a97-8a56-5ef230f717ed"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0290/"
source_hash: "d6e65ef87203ed72a58856f0c4039ef07bc68b976cd6ed8e1e7d88d764ff6bb7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 290 (2021) — ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding verification of signatures of electors and petition signers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0290.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – — **64–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-03-05** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2021-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-17** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-2-4AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow(McClusky), Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby(Greig), Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moyle, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug(Andrew), Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Nash, RubelAbsent – Gibbs, Moon, Wood, YamamotoFloor Sponsor - DeMordauntTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-18** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-04-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-13** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-14** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-14** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-20** Delivered to Governor at 10:25 a.m. on April 19, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Reported Signed by Governor on April 19, 2021 Session Law Chapter 262 Effective: 04/19/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67a4c075-cd3a-4a97-8a56-5ef230f717ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).