CITY OF SANDPOINT
CITY COUNCIL AND SPECIAL BOND
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Click
here to view the November 3rd, 2009
election results.
Welcome
to the City of Sandpoint’s Election
Services website. I am available as
the City’s Chief Election Official
to provide the basic information to
anyone who is interested in the City
of Sandpoint’s election process. If
you need any further assistance,
please feel free to contact me with
any questions you may have regarding
the City’s election process. I can
be reached by telephone at 263-3310,
fax at 263-3678 or by e-mail at
cityclerk@ci.sandpoint.id.us.
SAMPLE BALLOTS:
Click here
to review the sample ballot for the
general election.
Click
here to review the sample
ballot of the special bond
election.
CANDIDATE FILING: The
last day for candidates to file
declaration of candidacy was Friday,
September 4, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Persons who miss this deadline have
until October 20th to file a
Declaration of Intent to run as a
write-in candidate.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTING:
Idaho Code 50-477
provides that Idaho campaign
disclosure statutes apply to
elections for mayor and council
members in cities over 5,000
population. Candidates are
required to file Appointment and
Certificate of Political Treasurer
form before contributions may be
received or expenditures made on
behalf of a candidate. The
political treasurer can be an
individual registered to vote or a
candidate may serve as his or her
own political treasurer.
A candidate packet is
available at the city clerk’s office
that includes declaration of
candidacy forms and campaign finance
disclosure forms.
QUALIFIED ELECTOR FOR
CITY ELECTIONS:
A qualified elector
is anyone who has registered to vote
and has resided within the city
limits at least 30 days prior to the
election.
VOTER REGISTRATION:
Anyone who
is 18 years of age, a resident
within the City of Sandpoint can
register to vote. You can register
at City Hall, 1123 Lake Street, or
at the Bonner County Courthouse at
215 North First Avenue. In order to
register to vote you must have a
photo ID, either a driver’s license
or State issued identification
card. If the address on the photo
ID is not your current address, you
must show proof of current residence
such as a copy of a utility bill or
bank statement. The deadline for
registering to vote at the polls
closes October 9th.
Following that date, you may
register and vote absentee until
November 2, 2009. You may also
register and vote at the polling
place on Election Day, November 3,
2009. The city’s polling place is
City Hall, 1123 Lake Street. Polls
will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m.
ABSENTEE VOTING:
Any
qualified elector may vote absentee
from the time the ballots are
available until 5:00 p.m. on
November 2nd, the day
before election. Absentee voting is
now available starting Wednesday,
September 30, 2009. The absentee
request form is now available on our
website.
Click
to download. Please
remember to completely fill out the
form and sign your name. The
absentee form is to be returned to
the clerk’s office at 1123 Lake
Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864. The
request forms for mailed ballots
must be received no later than
October 28th. The last
day to request a ballot in-person
absentee voting at city hall will be
until 5:00 p.m., November 2nd.
The city clerk must receive mailed
ballots by 8:00 p.m. November 3rd.
Maree
Peck
City Clerk
