Title 50 — MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

50-401. Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Idaho Municipal Election Laws."

50-402. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter, have the meanings respectively given herein. (a) General election. "General election" means the election held on the first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year at …

50-403. Supervision of administration of election laws by county clerk. (1) For each city, the county clerk of the county is the chief elections officer and shall exercise general supervision of the administration of the election laws in the city for the purpose of achieving and …

50-404. Registration of electors. All electors must register before being able to vote at any municipal election. The county clerk shall be the registrar for all city elections and shall conduct voter registration for each city pursuant to the provisions of chapter 4, title 34, I…

50-405. General and special city elections. (1) A general election shall be held in each city governed by this title, for officials as in this title provided, on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in each odd-numbered year. All such officials shall be elected and …

50-406. Method of nomination — Clerk to furnish printed forms. Candidates for elective city offices shall be nominated by declaration. The declaration shall contain the name and address of the person and the office and the term for which he is being nominated. There shall be no m…

50-407. Form of declaration of candidacy. Declarations of candidacy and petitions of candidacy shall read substantially as herein set forth. Any number of separate petitions of candidacy may be circulated at the same time for any candidate and all petitions for each candidate sha…

50-410. Time and manner of filing declarations. (1) All declarations of candidacy for elective city offices shall be filed with the clerk of the respective city wherein the elections are to be held during the time period provided in section 34-1404, Idaho Code. Before a candidate…

50-411. Notice of candidate filing deadline. Not more than fourteen (14) nor less than seven (7) days preceding the candidate filing deadline for an election, the city clerk shall cause to be published in the official newspaper a notice of the forthcoming candidate filing deadlin…

50-412. Canvassing votes — Determining results of election. The county commissioners, within ten (10) days following any election, shall meet for the purpose of canvassing the results of the election. Upon receipt of tabulation of votes prepared by the election judges and clerks,…

50-413. Tie votes. In case of a tie vote between candidates, the city clerk shall give notice to the interested candidates to appear before the council at a meeting to be called within six (6) days at which time the city clerk shall determine the tie by a toss of a coin.

50-414. Failure to qualify creates vacancy. If a person elected fails to qualify, a vacancy shall be declared to exist, which vacancy shall be filled by the mayor and the council.

50-415. Certificates of elections. A certificate of election for each elected city official or appointee to fill such position shall be made under the corporate seal by the city clerk, signed by the mayor and clerk, and presented to such officials at the time of subscribing to th…

50-416. Application for recount of ballots. Any candidate desiring a recount of the ballots cast in any general city election may apply to the attorney general therefor, within twenty (20) days of the canvass of such election by the county board of canvassers. The provisions of c…

50-417. Recall elections. Recall elections shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 17, title 34, Idaho Code, except as those provisions may be specifically modified by the provisions of this chapter.

50-418. Initiative and referendum elections. Initiative and referendum elections shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 18, title 34, Idaho Code, except as those provisions are specifically modified by this chapter.

50-419. Election law violations. The provisions of chapter 23, title 18, Idaho Code, pertaining to crimes and punishments for election law violations are applicable to all municipal elections.