ELECTIONS – Adds to existing law to provide that the Secretary of State shall investigate false claims against candidates.

This Idaho bill requires the Secretary of State to investigate false claims made about election candidates during campaigns. If a claim is proven false, the Secretary must post findings online within 7 days (or 48 hours if within two weeks of an election), giving the publisher time to respond. It directly affects candidates reporting misinformation and publishers spreading false claims via any medium (phone, internet, etc.). The law aims to address election misinformation by making the Secretary’s findings publicly available quickly.