Hayes warns against campaigning near polls

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes is reminding all voters, candidates and recall petitioners about the law against electioneering at the polls during Tuesday's election.

“Idaho Code 18-2318 precludes anyone from engaging in any practice which could interfere with voters’ freedom or disrupts voting administration,” Hayes said, in a statement sent out by his office. “This law establishes a 100-foot radius for that interference.”

“We’ve instructed all the precinct judges that they are to ask the person doing electioneering to abide by the 100-foot rule, and then the precinct judge is to call the Elections office. If need be, we will ask law enforcement to assist us in enforcing this 100-foot rule on Tuesday.”

The Idaho Code can be viewed here:   18-2318. Electioneering at polls.