Idaho § 50-707A - Election of councilmen by districts
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-707A — Election of councilmen by districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-707A. Election of councilmen by districts
(1) Any city having fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants based upon the most recent federal decennial census may, by ordinance, provide for districts and the election of councilmen by districts. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance and at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to each general election, the governing body of the city shall establish the territory of council districts in accordance with this section. Any city having more than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants based upon the most recent federal decennial census shall establish districts and shall elect councilmen by districts for districts so established. Districts shall be established no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the general election following the date that election precincts are established pursuant to the provisions of section 34-301 , Idaho Code.
(2) Each district shall consist of one (1) or more contiguous election precincts as established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3, title 34 , Idaho Code, and each district shall, to the nearest extent possible, contain the same number of people based upon the most recent federal decennial census.
(3) Each city establishing districts for the election of councilmen by districts shall establish the number of districts corresponding to the number of council seats determined by the city pursuant to section 50-701 , Idaho Code, or for any city having a governing body governed by the provisions of sections 50-801 through 50-812 , Idaho Code, the number of council seats determined by the city pursuant to section 50-805 , Idaho Code.
(4) Upon establishment of city election districts, council members are to be elected by the electors of the said geographic district, and any candidate must be a resident of said geographic district. For cities with fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants that establish districts by ordinance, the council shall determine, not less than ninety (90) days before the next general election, the method of the implementation of this ordinance.
[50-707A, added 1984, ch. 108, sec. 2, p. 251; am. 2020, ch. 269, sec. 1, p. 781.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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