# Idaho Code § 34-102: 34-102 “PRIMARY ELECTION” DEFINED — PURPOSES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T34_C1_S34-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 34-102
- **Heading:** 34-102 “PRIMARY ELECTION” DEFINED — PURPOSES
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-102

## Text

34-102. "Primary election" defined — Purposes. "Primary election" means an election held for the purpose of nominating persons as candidates of political parties for election to offices, and for the purpose of electing persons as members of the controlling committees of political parties. Primary elections shall be held on the third Tuesday of May in each even-numbered year.

History:

[34-102, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 2, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 194, sec. 2, p. 881; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 11, p. 469; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 1, p. 834; am. 2011, ch. 11, sec. 10, p. 30; am. 2012, ch. 33, sec. 1, p. 103; am. 2015, ch. 292, sec. 1, p. 1166; am. 2023, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 574.]

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