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ID S1306

Bill

Status

Passed

3/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • No city election shall be held for mayor if only one person has filed a declaration of candidacy or intent to be a write-in candidate after the filing deadline.

  • No city election shall be held for a city council seat with designated positions if only one person has filed a declaration of candidacy or intent to be a write-in candidate for that particular seat.

  • No city election shall be held for city council in non-designated seat cities if the number of candidates filing equals or is fewer than the number of council positions up for election.

  • When conditions in the above provisions are met, the city clerk shall declare the candidate elected and issue a certificate of election, with installation occurring at the first city council meeting in January.

  • Renumbers existing subsections and makes technical corrections to Idaho Code Section 50-405 regarding general and special city elections.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding uncontested city elections.

ELECTIONS

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 76 Effective: 07/01/2020

3/9/2020

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/20/2020
State Affairs2/10/2020
Judiciary and Rules2/7/2020

Full Bill Text

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