# Idaho Code § 34-601: 34-601 DATES ON WHICH ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T34_C6_S34-601

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 34-601
- **Heading:** 34-601 DATES ON WHICH ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-601

## Text

34-601. Dates on which elections shall be held. Elections shall be held in this state on the following dates or times:

(1) A primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in May, 2012, and every two (2) years thereafter on the above-mentioned Tuesday.

(2) A general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 2012, and every two (2) years thereafter on the above-mentioned Tuesday.

(3) Special state elections shall be held on the dates ordered by the governor's proclamation, or as otherwise provided by law.

History:

[34-601, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 81, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 879; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 12, p. 469; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 2, p. 834; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 57, p. 1032; am. 2012, ch. 33, sec. 2, p. 103; am. 2015, ch. 292, sec. 4, p. 1168; am. 2023, ch. 208, sec. 4, p. 576.]

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