(1) After consultation with the county clerk as chief elections officer of his county, the governing body at any regular meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose, may rent, purchase or otherwise procure, and provide for the use of, in all or a portion of the election precincts of the county, any voting machine or vote tally system which the governing body deems to be in the best interest of that county and which machine or system is approved by the secretary of state.
(2)  Thereafter the voting machine or vote tally system shall be used for voting and for receiving, registering and counting the votes in all primary and general elections held in such precincts.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 34-2405

  • Election: means all state, county, city, district and other political subdivision elections including bond issue elections. See Idaho Code 34-2401
  • Governing body: means the board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any city, district or other political subdivision elections including bond issue elections. See Idaho Code 34-2401
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Vote tally system: means one (1) or more pieces of machinery or equipment necessary to examine and tally automatically paper ballots having marks placed thereon by a written mark or by a marking stamp. See Idaho Code 34-2401
  • Voting machine: means :
Idaho Code 34-2401
(3)  In all other elections, the voting machine or vote tally system may be used for voting, receiving, registering and counting the votes at the direction of the county clerk.