Idaho § 31-5203 - Qualifications and office of executive
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 31-5203 — Qualifications and office of executive, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-5203. Qualifications and office of executive
(1) No person shall be elected to the office of executive unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and has resided within the county one (1) year immediately preceding his election.
(2) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk. Each declaration shall have attached thereto a petition which contains the signatures of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) qualified electors.
(3) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
(4) The salary of the executive shall be set by the board of county commissioners and cannot be reduced except as a part of a general salary reduction.
(5) The office of the executive shall be deemed vacant as provided in section 59-901 , Idaho Code. The vacancy shall be filled according to the provisions of section 59-906A , Idaho Code.
[31-5203, added 1996, ch. 283, sec. 3, p. 923.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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