Ballot measure · Idaho · November 3, 2026

Advisory Question - House Bill 932

On Idaho's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.^1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureAdvisory question

How it got there: Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure: Advisory question
To pass: See below
Researched: October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

Choosing one of the six listed guns would record a non-binding preference for which gun the Legislature should later name as the official state gun.^1,3 Where in the source: Voter Pamphlet p. 13

A no vote

Leaving the question blank would record no preference, and in either case no gun becomes the state gun unless the Legislature passes a law in a future session.¹ Where in the source: p. 13 (Brief Statement of Purpose)

More about it

The six choices are the Winchester Model 1894, the Winchester Model 1873, the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver, the M1 Garand rifle, the Colt M1911 pistol and the Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle.^1,3 Where in the source: Voter Pamphlet p. 13

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.^1,2,3

Advisory question. The result tells officials what voters think but does not change the law.^1,2,3

The Legislature placed this non-binding question on the ballot by passing House Bill 932, and instead of yes or no it asks voters to pick one of six guns to be named the state gun.^1,3 Where in the source: HB 932 § 2; Voter Pamphlet p. 13

It is on Idaho's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.^1,2,4 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Idaho's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A rule explained on its page. The question has no pass or fail threshold; the Secretary of State tabulates the results to guide the Legislature, which would have to pass a law in a future session to name a state gun.^1,3 Where in the source: HB 932 §§ 1(4), 2(1); Voter Pamphlet p. 13