ABSENTEE, EARLY & PROVISIONAL VOTING
ID Needed for Voting
If you are a first time voter in Idaho and have not provided proper ID documentation with your mail registration, you will need to bring a copy of a current and valid photo ID or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address to the polling place on Election Day.
Absentee Ballot Process
You must be registered to vote in Idaho to request an absentee ballot. To receive an application for an absentee ballot, you must do one of the following:
Call or write to request an absentee ballot from the Bannock County Clerk's office. If you submit a written request please include your name, residential address, mailing address to which the ballot is to be forwarded and your signature:
Bannock County Clerk
Room 211
624 East Center
Pocatello, ID 83201
208-236-7330
Print an application fill it out and mail it to the above address.
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If you wish to have an absentee ballot mailed to you, the request must be received by the Bannock County Clerk's Office by the 6th day prior to the election. You can still cast an absentee ballot in person (also known as early voting) at the absent elector's polling place (usually the County Clerk's office) up until 5:00 pm the day before the election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Early Voting
Early Voting is available in the form of in person absentee voting. You can cast your vote before Election Day at an absentee polling place. Contact the Bannock County Clerk for dates, times and locations of the absentee polling place in your county.
Provisional Voting
You may register at the polls on Election Day by providing proof of residence. All documents used in providing proof of residence shall be accompanied with a photo ID. Only the following documents are authorized:
A valid Idaho driver's license issued through the department of transportation
A valid Idaho ID card issued through the department of transportation
Any document which contains a valid address in the precinct together with a picture ID card
A current valid student ID card from a post secondary educational institution in Idaho accompanied with a current student fee statement that contains your valid address |
For all additional questions about absentee, early or provisional voting please contact the Bannock County Clerk's office at:
Bannock County Clerk
624 East Center
Room 211
Pocatello ID 83201
208-236-7330
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