VOTING – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the conditions under which a voter may cast an absentee ballot and how a voter may receive an absentee ballot application.

H 139 amends Idaho's absentee voting laws to clarify who qualifies for an absentee ballot and how applications are processed. It updates the list of valid reasons for absentee voting (including military service, illness, work, religious missions, and living outside one's home county) and prohibits voters or officials from misrepresenting eligibility. The bill requires voters to request absentee ballot applications directly (no automatic mailing), mandates applications be completed by the voter (not pre-filled), and adds rules for unaffiliated voters in primary elections who must specify a party's ballot or receive a nonpartisan one. These changes directly affect Idaho registered voters seeking absentee ballots and county clerks handling applications.