ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to require certain disclosures by individuals engaged in paid in-person canvasing activities and to revise provisions governing signature gatherers.

This bill requires individuals who are paid to gather signatures on initiative or referendum petitions to verbally inform potential signers they are receiving payment and to display a badge identifying them as paid petition circulators. It also mandates that petitions include a clear printed statement disclosing the payment arrangement and the name of the paying entity, and it updates the affidavit forms to include this disclosure information. Additionally, the bill defines paid in-person canvassing activities to include various forms of direct voter contact and requires similar disclosures for these activities. These changes apply to anyone accepting payment to circulate petitions or engage in in-person voter outreach in Idaho.