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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 - 2006
IN 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