Idaho elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Idaho held elections in 2015. In Idaho, school board elections were held for 14 seats in six school districts, all of which featured among America's largest school districts by enrollment. Elections for the city council of Boise were held in 2015. This was a lighter year for Idaho as 2014 saw elections for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, state executives, state senate, state house, statewide ballot measures, local ballot measures, school boards and state courts. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Idaho. Deadline to pre-register to vote for the March 10 election February 13, 2015 Deadline for a mail-in absentee ballot request to be received by the County Clerk for the March 10 election March 4, 2015 Last day for early and in-person absentee voting for the March 10 election March 6, 2015 Election day March 10, 2015 Idaho school board elections May 19, 2015 Deadline for a mail-in absentee ballot request to be received by the County Clerk for the August 25 election August 19, 2015 Last day for early and in-person absentee voting for the August 25 election August 21, 2015 Election day August 25, 2015 Deadline to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot October 28, 2015 Last day for early and in-person absentee voting October 30, 2015 Election day November 3, 2015 Races to watch School Boards More information available here: Idaho school board elections, 2015 Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Idaho school board elections, 2015 A total of six Idaho school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2015 for 14 seats. All of the elections were scheduled on May 19, 2015. The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was West Ada School District with 36,838 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Idaho Falls School District 91 with 10,293 K-12 students. Idaho Falls School District 91 and West Ada School District were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with three seats up for election in each district. The other four districts, Bonneville Joint School District No. 93, Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, the Nampa School District and Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25, were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election in each. The districts listed below served 97,639 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Idaho School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 5/19/2015 2 5 10,758 Coeur d'Alene Public Schools 5/19/2015 2 5 10,878 Idaho Falls School District 91 5/19/2015 3 5 10,293 Nampa School District 5/19/2015 2 5 16,073 Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 5/19/2015 2 5 12,799 West Ada School District 5/19/2015 3 5 36,838 Municipal government See also United States municipal elections, 2015#Idaho Boise, Idaho municipal elections, 2015 Ballot measures See also List of Idaho ballot measures Voting information Links related to voting in Idaho: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Idaho. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Idaho. All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Idaho. Idaho provides early voting with specific requirements as to who can vote early.Early voting begins as soon as ballots become available and ends at 5 p.m. the Friday before election day. There is no online voter registration in Idaho. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Idaho, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of July 2024, the Democratic Party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allows voters registered with its party to vote in its primary. Unaffiliated voters can choose to affiliate with a party on Election Day. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Idaho saw 39.6 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Idaho saw 61 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in Idaho Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "Idaho + elections + 2015" Idaho elections news feed Footnotes