Idaho § 40-1809 - Counting votes - Canvass - Order of dissolution
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§ 40-1809. Counting votes - Canvass - Order of dissolution
Immediately following the close of the polls at the time specified in the notices of election the votes shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of title 34 , Idaho Code. The board of county commissioners shall canvass the returns as provided in chapter 12, title 34 , Idaho Code, and in the event a majority of the votes cast in the district are in favor of dissolution, the county commissioners shall immediately make and enter an order declaring the district dissolved.
[40-1809, added 1985, ch. 253, sec. 2, p. 680; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 98, p. 1048.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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