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 […]
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 […]
34-1703. FORM OF PETITION. (1) The recall petition for state officers other than members of the state legislature shall be in substantially the following form: RECALL PETITION To the Honorable…., Secretary of State for the State of Idaho: We, the undersigned citizens and registered electors of the State of Idaho respectfully demand that…., holding the […]
34-1704. PRINTING OF PETITION AND SHEETS FOR SIGNATURES — TIME LIMITS FOR PERFECTING PETITION. (1) Before or at the time of beginning to circulate any petition for the recall of any officer subject to recall, the person or persons or organization or organizations under whose authority the recall petition is to be circulated shall send […]
34-1705. VERIFICATION ON SHEETS FOR SIGNATURES. Each and every signature sheet of each petition containing signatures shall be verified on the face thereof in substantially the following form by the person who circulated said sheet of the petition, by his or her affidavit thereon, as a part thereof: State of Idaho ss. County of I, […]
34-1706. EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES. All petitions with attached signature sheets shall be filed on the same day with the secretary of state or county clerk, as the case may be. The secretary of state shall promptly transmit the petitions and attached signature sheets to the appropriate county clerks. An examination to verify whether […]
34-1707. SUFFICIENCY OF PETITION — NOTIFICATION — EFFECT OF RESIGNATION — SPECIAL ELECTION. (1) In the event that a petition filed with the secretary of state is found by the secretary of state to contain the required number of certified signatures, the secretary of state shall promptly provide written notice to the officer being recalled […]
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 […]
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.]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
