(1) The election board clerks shall instruct electors on how to record their votes on the voting machine or vote tally system, and shall give assistance to any elector who declares that he is unable by reason of physical or other disability to record his vote on the machine or vote tally system, and on request by the elector after he has entered the voting booth, shall give him the necessary information to enable him to record his vote.
(2)  Any elector who, because of blindness, physical or other disability, is unable to mark his ballot shall, upon request, receive the assistance of the election board clerks or some other person chosen by the elector in the marking thereof. Such clerks or person shall ascertain the wishes of the elector and mark his ballot in accordance therewith, and shall thereafter give no information regarding such marking. Whenever an elector receives assistance in this manner, a clerk shall make a notation thereof in the combination election record and poll book following the name of the elector.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 34-2427

  • Ballot: means any material used or the voting surface of a direct recording electronic system on which votes are cast for offices, candidates and measures. See Idaho Code 34-2401
  • Election: means all state, county, city, district and other political subdivision elections including bond issue elections. See Idaho Code 34-2401
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
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)  If any elector, after entering the voting booth, asks for information regarding the operation of the voting machine or marking device, the election board clerks shall give him the necessary information.