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HOUSE BILL NO. 270 – Highway comm, subdistrict, election

HOUSE BILL NO. 270

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H0270......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS - Amends existing law to provide for the election of
highway commissioners by subdistrict.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 270
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ELECTIONS OF  HIGHWAY  COMMISSIONERS;  AMENDING  SECTION  40-1305,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS BY SUB-
  4        DISTRICT AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 40-1305, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        40-1305.  ELECTION  OF HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS -- TERM OF OFFICE. (1) On the
  9    first Tuesday of August of the next odd-numbered year following  the  appoint-
 10    ment  of  the first highway district commissioners, commissioners from subdis-
 11    tricts one and two shall be elected for a term of two  (2)  years.  Thereafter
 12    the  term of office of all commissioners shall be four (4) years. Highway dis-
 13    trict commissioners elected prior to January 1, 1994, for a term to expire  on
 14    January  1, 1996, shall continue in office until October 1, 1995. Highway dis-
 15    trict commissioners elected prior to January 1, 1994, for a term to expire  on
 16    January 1, 1998, shall continue in office until October 1, 1997. Elections for
 17    commissioners  of each of the subdistricts shall continue on the schedule pre-
 18    viously established.
 19        (2)  Alternative election of highway commissioners -- Term of office.
 20        (a)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, highway district com-
 21        missioners may, upon the unanimous agreement  of  the  existing  board  of
 22        highway  district  commissioners,  adopt  an  alternative  term of office,
 23        whereby a single highway district commissioner shall be elected each  year
 24        for three (3) years and in the fourth year no election shall be held.
 25        (b)  An  election  pursuant  to  paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be
 26        conducted in the following manner:
 27             (i)   The commissioner representing subdistrict one shall be  elected
 28             for  a  term  of  four  (4) years upon the expiration of the existing
 29             term;
 30             (ii)  The commissioner representing subdistrict two shall be  elected
 31             for  a  term  of  five  (5) years upon the expiration of the existing
 32             term; and
 33             (iii) Each year thereafter, one (1) commissioner  shall  be  elected,
 34             except for the fourth year when no election shall be held.
 35        (c)  If  an  alternative election is held pursuant to this subsection, the
 36        highway district shall not revert to the former manner  of  elections  and
 37        terms of office until eight (8) years after such election.
 38        (3)  Election  by subdistrict. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this sec-
 39    tion, highway district commissioners may, upon the unanimous agreement of  the
 40    existing  board of highway district commissioners, adopt an alternative method
 41    of electing highway commissioners by subdistrict rather than districtwide.  If
 42    the commissioners of a highway district adopt election by subdistrict pursuant
 43    to this subsection, the highway district shall not revert to the former manner
                                                                        
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  1    of elections until eight (8) years after such election.
  2        (4)  Except  as  provided in subsection (3) of this section, eEach highway
  3    commissioner shall be elected on a district wide districtwide basis.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 14699

This legislation relates to the elections of highway
commissioners; amending Section 40-1305, Idaho Code, to provide
for the election of highway commissioners by subdistrict and make
a technical change.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There will be no fiscal impact on the general state budget.



Contact
Name:  Representative Tom Trail 
Phone: 332-1000
Name:  Frank Dammerell
Phone: 208-289-4302


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                      H 270