Idaho § 42-5236 - Judicial proceedings to test validity
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 42-5236 — Judicial proceedings to test validity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-5236. Judicial proceedings to test validity
If any official required to participate in any act leading to the calling or holding of the required election or the execution of any required contract shall refuse to perform such act alleging as his reason illegality of the proposed election or the proposed contract, the board may institute judicial proceedings to compel such steps to be taken and legality of the election or the contract to be determined. All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of any proceeding under this act shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard at the earliest practicable moment. The courts shall be open at all times for the purposes of this act.
[42-5236, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 1001.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-5236 ("Judicial proceedings to test validity") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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