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H0717aaS,aaS...............................................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 county contiguous to
the legislative district, within eleven days after the primary election.
02/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/23 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, 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(Sali), Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie,
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Loertscher
Title apvd - to Senate
03/02 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/08 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/09 To 14th Ord
03/16 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/17 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/22 Ret'd to St Aff
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 717
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 COUNTY CONTIGUOUS TO THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, WITHIN
6 ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 34-503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 34-503. LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CENTRAL COMMITTEE -- MEMBERSHIP -- OFFICERS.
11 The legislative district central committee of each political party in each
12 legislative district shall consist of the precinct committeemen representing
13 the precincts within the legislative district, and the legislative district
14 chairman elected by the precinct committeemen. The precinct committeemen
15 within each legislative district shall meet within the legislative district or
16 at a convenient location in a county contiguous to the legislative district,
17 within eleven (11) days after the primary election, the meeting time and place
18 to be designated by the incumbent legislative district chairman. At this meet-
19 ing the precinct committeemen shall organize by electing a chairman, vice
20 chairman, a secretary and such other officers as they may desire, who shall
21 hold office at the pleasure of the legislative district central committee or
22 until their successors are elected.
23 Unless state party rules, adopted as provided in section 34-506, Idaho
24 Code, provide otherwise, when a vacancy exists in the office of legislative
25 district central committee chairman, it shall be the duty of the state central
26 committee chairman to call a meeting of the precinct committeemen of the leg-
27 islative district, and the precinct committeemen shall proceed to elect a
28 chairman of the legislative district central committee for the balance of the
29 unexpired term.
30 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
31 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
32 passage and approval.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
Moved by McKenzie
Seconded by Davis
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 717
1 AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed amendment, delete lines 2 and 3 and insert:
3 "On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 16 and insert: "at a conve-
4 nient location in a county in which any portion of the legislative district
5 sits,"".
6 CORRECTION TO THE CORRECTION TO TITLE
7 On page 1, delete line 5 and insert:
8 "On page 1, delete lines 5 and 6 and insert: "NIENT LOCATION IN A COUNTY
9 IN WHICH ANY PORTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SITS, WITHIN ELEVEN DAYS
10 AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY."".
2
Moved by McKenzie
Seconded by Davis
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 717
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 16, delete "county" and insert:
3 "legislative district".
4 CORRECTION TO TITLE
5 On page 1, in line 5 delete "COUNTY" and insert: "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16096
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: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 717