Idaho § 34-614 - Election of state representatives and senators - Qualifications

§ 34-614. Election of state representatives and senators - Qualifications

[effective until January 1, 2027] (1) At the general election, 1972, and every alternate year thereafter, there shall be elected in each legislative district such representatives and senators as they may be severally entitled.

(2) No person shall be elected to the office of representative or senator unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the general election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have been a registered elector within the legislative district one (1) year next preceding the general election at which he offers his candidacy.

(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state.

(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) which shall be deposited in the general fund.

34-614. Election of state representatives and senators - Qualifications. [effective January 1, 2027] (1) At the general election, 1972, and every alternate year thereafter, there shall be elected in each legislative district such representatives and senators as they may be severally entitled.

(2) No person shall be elected to the office of representative or senator unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the general election, is a citizen of the United States, has been a registered elector within the legislative district for one (1) year immediately preceding the general election at which he offers his candidacy, and has maintained a fixed habitation within the legislative district boundaries for one (1) year immediately preceding the date such candidate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative or senator. For the purposes of this subsection, "fixed habitation" means a residence as defined in section 34-107 , Idaho Code, at which the candidate maintains actual physical presence and occupancy for at least one hundred twenty (120) nights during the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date such candidate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative or senator. A candidate shall receive an exemption to the fixed habitation requirement due to active military service during the one (1) year period.

(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state.

(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) which shall be deposited in the general fund.

[34-614, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 94, p. 351; am. 1981 (E.S.), ch. 2, sec. 1, p. 3; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 10, p. 71; am. 2019, ch. 227, sec. 1, p. 711; am. 2026, ch. 307, sec. 1, p. 1246.]