Duties of the Elections DEPARTMENT
Elections are extremely complex. Transparency and accuracy are critical to this department.
Key Functions
- Conducts Elections in the County for over 50 Taxing Districts
- Counts all ballots cast, including Absentee by mail, Early Voting, Election Day and Write-ins
- Voter Registration
- Register voters and maintain voter registration cards;
- Remove voters from the registered voter rolls who no longer live in Idaho, are deceased, or for any other reason are not eligible to vote in Idaho
- Changes information on registered voter rolls when a change request is received
- Absentee Voting
- Accepts and processes absentee ballot requests; properly ensures the sending, receiving and verification of absentee ballots
- Provides an Early Voting Polling Place to voters at the Elections Department for the two full weeks before each election
- Prepares ballots and supplies an appropriate amount to each Polling Place
- Works closely with 50 taxing districts
- Qualifies candidates for County offices
- Processes Petitions for all candidate filings
- Reviews online candidate campaign finance reports for County Offices, Special District Offices and PACs (Political Action Committees).
- Provides County candidates with Nomination and Election Certificates
- Publishes all required election notifications in the local newspaper
Other Functions
- Hires and trains poll workers
- Selects, acquires and equips polling places
- Maintains election equipment
- Maintains statistics on election results and voting history
- Verifies petition signatures for initiative, referendum and recall petitions as well as candidate qualifying petitions
- Maintains voting precinct information, including a listing of streets, parts of streets that are in each precinct, and taxing districts within each precinct
- Manages storage and retention requirements for all Elections documents
- Participates and assists with Redistricting and Commissioner District changes
- Makes voting precinct boundary adjustments as needed
Staff
The Elections Department is comprised of a team of five full-time staff members and temporary employees as needed.
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Elections
Physical Address
1808 N 3rd Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-3407
Phone: 208-446-1030Fax: 208-446-2184
HoursMonday - Friday8 a.m. - 5 p.m.