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H0270......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS - Amends existing law to provide for the election of highway commissioners by subdistrict. 02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/28 Rpt prt - to Transp
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN 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 2 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 adistrict widedistrictwide basis.
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