Idaho § 31-5803 - Charter commission - Qualifications - Election
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§ 31-5803. Charter commission - Qualifications - Election
(1) The petition or resolution to elect a charter commission shall specify the number of commissioners to be elected, which shall be an odd number of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members. Members of the commission shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis.
(2) The question to elect a charter commission shall be submitted at the primary election. If the question receives a majority vote, the members of the commission shall be elected at the following general election.
(3) Each member of the charter commission shall be a qualified elector of the county and shall have resided in the county one (1) year preceding his election. Elected officials of the county shall not be eligible.
[31-5803, added 1996, ch. 129, sec. 1, p. 449.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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