Section 34-1708 – FORM OF RECALL BALLOT.
34-1708. FORM OF RECALL BALLOT. The ballot at any recall election shall be headed "RECALL BALLOT" and on the ballot shall be printed in not more than two hundred (200) words the reason for demanding the recall of the officer named in the recall petition, and in not more than two hundred (200) words the […]
Section 34-1709 – OFFICER TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE.
34-1709. OFFICER TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE. The officer named in the recall petition shall continue to perform the duties of his office until the results of the special recall election are officially proclaimed. History: [34-1709, added 1972, ch. 283, sec. 3, p. 703; am. 2021, ch. 325, sec. 9, p. 997.]
Section 34-1710 – CONDUCT OF SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION.
34-1710. CONDUCT OF SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION. Special elections for the recall of an officer shall be conducted and the results thereof canvassed and certified in all respects as general elections, except as otherwise provided. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the holding of a recall election with another election. History: [I.C., sec. 34-1710, as added […]
Section 34-1711 – CANVASS OF RETURNS.
34-1711. CANVASS OF RETURNS. (1) The board of county commissioners shall act as the board of canvassers for all special recall elections that involve elections held wholly or partly within their county. (a) For all special recall elections involving state officers, the board of county commissioners shall meet within ten (10) days after said election […]
Section 34-1712 – GENERAL ELECTION LAWS CONTROL.
34-1712. GENERAL ELECTION LAWS CONTROL. (1) The provisions relating to general elections, including the payment of expenses of conducting the recall election, shall govern special recall elections except where otherwise provided. (2) Whenever a special recall election is ordered, notice must be issued in the same manner as for a general election. (3) To recall […]
Section 34-1713 – TIME WITHIN WHICH RECALL MAY BE FILED — REMOVAL OF SIGNATURES.
34-1713. TIME WITHIN WHICH RECALL MAY BE FILED — REMOVAL OF SIGNATURES. (1) No petition for a recall shall be circulated against any officer until he has actually held office under the current term for at least ninety (90) days. (2) After one (1) special recall election, no further recall petition shall be filed against […]
Section 34-1714 – PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTIES.
34-1714. PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTIES. (1) A person is guilty of a felony who: (a) Signs any name other than his own to any recall petition; (b) Knowingly signs his name more than once on the same recall petition; (c) Knowingly signs his name to any recall petition for the recall of any state, county, […]
Section 34-1715 – REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PETITION — MANDATE — INJUNCTION.
34-1715. REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PETITION — MANDATE — INJUNCTION. If the secretary of state or county clerk refuses to accept and file any petition for the recall of a public officer with the requisite number of eligible signatures, any citizen may apply within ten (10) business days after such refusal to the district court for […]
Section 34-1701 – OFFICERS SUBJECT TO RECALL.
34-1701. OFFICERS SUBJECT TO RECALL. The following public officers, whether holding their elective office by election or appointment, and none other, are subject to recall: (1) State officers: (a) The governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction; (b) Members of the state senate, and members of […]
Section 34-1702 – REQUIRED SIGNATURES ON PETITION.
34-1702. REQUIRED SIGNATURES ON PETITION. A petition for recall of an officer shall be instituted by filing with the appropriate official a verified written petition requesting such recall. (1) If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in subsection (1)(a) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed with the […]