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S1472......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN - Amends existing law to provide that the precinct committeemen within each legislative district shall meet within the legislative district or at a convenient location in a legislative district contiguous to the legislative district, or at a convenient location in a county in which any portion of the legislative district sits, within eleven days after the primary election. 03/27 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/28 Rpt prt - to St Aff Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark), Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Davis Title apvd - to House 03/30 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg 03/31 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg Rls susp - PASSED - 67-0-3 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Bell, Cannon, Crow Floor Sponsor - Loertscher Title apvd - to Senate 04/03 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed 04/04 Sp signed - To Governor 04/07 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 397 Effective: 04/07/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1472 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CENTRAL COMMITTEES; AMENDING SECTION 34-503, 3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN WITHIN EACH LEGISLA- 4 TIVE DISTRICT SHALL MEET WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OR AT A CONVE- 5 NIENT LOCATION IN A LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CONTIGUOUS TO THE LEGISLATIVE 6 DISTRICT, OR AT A CONVENIENT LOCATION IN A COUNTY IN WHICH ANY PORTION OF 7 THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SITS, WITHIN ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE PRIMARY ELEC- 8 TION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. That Section 34-503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 34-503. LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CENTRAL COMMITTEE -- MEMBERSHIP -- OFFICERS. 13 The legislative district central committee of each political party in each 14 legislative district shall consist of the precinct committeemen representing 15 the precincts within the legislative district, and the legislative district 16 chairman elected by the precinct committeemen. The precinct committeemen 17 within each legislative district shall meet within the legislative district or 18 at a convenient location in a legislative district contiguous to the legisla- 19 tive district, or at a convenient location in a county in which any portion of 20 the legislative district sits, within eleven (11) days after the primary elec- 21 tion, the meeting time and place to be designated by the incumbent legislative 22 district chairman. At this meeting the precinct committeemen shall organize by 23 electing a chairman, vice chairman, a secretary and such other officers as 24 they may desire, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the legislative dis- 25 trict central committee or until their successors are elected. 26 Unless state party rules, adopted as provided in section 34-506, Idaho 27 Code, provide otherwise, when a vacancy exists in the office of legislative 28 district central committee chairman, it shall be the duty of the state central 29 committee chairman to call a meeting of the precinct committeemen of the leg- 30 islative district, and the precinct committeemen shall proceed to elect a 31 chairman of the legislative district central committee for the balance of the 32 unexpired term. 33 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 34 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 35 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 16275 This legislation would allow legislative district central committees to meet in a contiguous county to the district to accommodate a central location where none exists within the district. FISCAL NOTE There is no fiscal impact. Contact Name: Representative Tom Loertscher Phone: 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1472