Elections and voters
Rep. Joe Alfieri has pushed bills to restrict absentee voting and to eliminate an ID form elderly voters rely on.
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The record
- HB 139, which he presented, would have limited absentee ballots to a fixed list of excuses.1
- It was his third absentee-voting restriction attempt since 2023.1
- He tried to eliminate a form of ID used mainly by elderly voters who no longer have a driver's license.2
- His bill said absentee voting "cheapens" the process. The House rejected it.2
- He also tried to cut the dates when communities can vote on school funding.3
Who
- Joe AlfieriThe full record.
Sources
- Idaho bill that would restrict absentee voting fails to make it out of committeeCoeur d'Alene Press · February 2025 (archive)
- Voter affidavit removal bill introducedCoeur d'Alene Press · January 2026 (archive)
- Alfieri pushes to remove March, August school electionsCoeur d'Alene Press · February 2023 (archive)
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