Idaho § 50-205 - Refusal to confirm appointments - Vacancies
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-205 — Refusal to confirm appointments - Vacancies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-205. Refusal to confirm appointments - Vacancies
If the city council shall refuse to confirm any nomination, the mayor shall then within ten (10) days thereafter, nominate another person to fill the office and he may continue to nominate until his nominee is confirmed. If the mayor fails to make another nomination for the same office within ten (10) days after the rejection of a nominee, the city council shall appoint a suitable person to fill the office during the term. The affirmative vote of one half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council shall be required to confirm any nomination made by the mayor. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in an appointive office, the vacancy for the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.
[50-205, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 69, p. 1249.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-205 ("Refusal to confirm appointments - Vacancies") 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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