Elections
In-Person Early Voting: October 21, 2024 - November 1, 2024, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Early voting takes place at the Valley County Courthouse, 219 N Main St., Cascade ID 83611
VOTER REGISTRATION
Visit VoteIdaho.gov to check voter registration status, polling places and more. (Or) contact the Valley County Election's office (208) 382-7103
You can vote in McCall city elections if you live inside city limits. If you are not sure where your primary residence falls on this map, type in your address here to check.
To request an absentee ballot visit here.
Deadline to request an absentee ballot:
For the election on May 21, 2024, the deadline is May 10, 2024
For the election on August 27, 2024, the deadline is August 16, 2024
For the election on November 5, 2024, the deadline is October 25, 2024
Return the completed ballot by mail, to an official elections drop box, or to the Valley County elections office by 8 p.m. on Election Day for your vote to be counted.
Important Election Dates in 2024:
Elections_FAQs
For additional information regarding voting and voter registration, please go to https://voteidaho.gov
For the McCall and Payette precincts your polling place is
Idaho First Bank
475 Deinhard Ln
McCall ID 83638
Running for office in the City of McCall
ELECTIONS
As the city's chief election official, the City Clerk is responsible for administering Municipal Elections. Elections for City Council are held every two years. City Council members serve four-year terms of office. For voter registration information, call the Valley County Clerk's office at 208-382-7100. For polling place or other city election-related questions, please call the McCall City Clerk at 208-634-4874.
A general election shall be held in each city, for City Council Members on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in each odd-numbered year. All such officials shall be elected and hold their respective offices for the term specified and until their successors are elected and qualified. All other city elections that may be held under authority of general law shall be known as special city elections.
Candidate Filing
Candidates for the city elected office are required to file a Declaration of Candidacy with the City Clerk specifying the office sought and affirming that the individual is a qualified city elector, meaning: at least 18 years of age, a U.S. citizen, the candidate’s primary residence must be within the city, the address of the candidate’s voter registration must match the residence address provided on the candidate’s declaration, and the candidate must have resided in the city for at least 30 days prior to submitting their declaration. The Declaration of Candidacy must be accompanied by: (1) a nonrefundable filing fee of $40 or (2) a Petition of Candidacy signed by at least five qualified city electors with the signatures verified by the county clerk’s office. The window to submit Declarations of Candidacy is Monday August 28, 2023 at 8:00 am through Friday, September 8, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Declarations cannot be accepted outside this time frame. Declarations of Candidacy are available below and at City Hall in the office of the City Clerk at 216 East Park St, McCall, ID 83638
2023_Packet_Council Member Candidate_Filing Forms
Political Signs
Withdrawal of Candidacy
A candidate for nomination or candidate for election to an office may withdraw from the election by filing a notarized statement of withdrawal with the officer with whom his declaration of candidacy was filed. The statement must contain all information necessary to identify the candidate and the office sought and the reason for withdrawal. The deadline for nominated candidates (those who would be listed on the ballot) to withdraw is Friday, September 22, 2023.
2023 City_Council Member Candidate Withdrawal Form
Campaign Finance Reporting
Recent legislation transferred responsibility over campaign finance reporting from the City Clerk to County Clerk starting with the 2021 election cycle. Rather than having all candidates in cities with 5,000 or more populations, any city candidate who raises or spends more than $500, will need to report on the Secretary of State’s campaign finance portal. There is now a declaration on the candidate filing form stating that if the candidate raises or spends over $500, they will report on the portal. The burden is on the candidates to be sure the reporting happens. Please see the Secretary of State’s website for filing and for information of the State’s Sunshine Law requirements at:
https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/campaign-finance-filing/
Write-In Candidates
Write-in candidates shall be governed by sections 50-410 & 34-702A, Idaho Code, and shall file the declarations required in that section with the city clerk. No write-in vote for any office in a primary, special, or general election shall be counted unless a completed declaration of intent form has been filed indicating that the person desires the office and is legally qualified to assume the duties of said office if elected. Such declaration of intent shall be filed not later than Friday, September 8, 2023.
Candidates are required to certify on their Declaration of Intent that they are qualified to hold the office of council member, meaning they meet the following qualifications as of the date their Declaration of Intent is submitted to the city clerk:
- At least 18 years of age,
- A U.S. citizen,
- The candidate’s primary residence must be within the city,
- The address of the candidate’s voter registration must match the residence address provided on the candidate’s Declaration of Intent, and
- A registered voter within the city at the time the declaration is filed.
2023 City_Declaration Of Intent_as a Write-In Council Member Candidate Form
