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Idaho Code § 34-617 (2026)

Election of county commissioners — Qualifications. 

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Election of county commissioners — Qualifications. 

(1) A board of county commissioners shall be elected in each county at the general elections as provided by section 31-703, Idaho Code.

(2)  No person shall be elected to the board of county commissioners unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the election, is a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in the county one (1) year next preceding his election and in the district which he represents for a period of ninety (90) days next preceding the primary election.
(3)  Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(4)  Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2022 · leading case: Langmeyer v. State, 656 P.2d 114 (Idaho 1982).
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Langmeyer v. State, 656 P.2d 114 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “Appellant argues that it is irrational to permit election to the governing body as a county commissioner after one year of residency, I.C. § 34-617(2), while denying eligibility for appointment as a planning and zoning commissioner until after five years of residency, I.”
Hansen v. Devaney, 356 P.2d 57 (Idaho 1960). · cites it 2× “— The provisions of the general election laws relative to the holding of elections, the appointment of judges and clerks of election, the solicitation of voters at the polls, the manner of conducting elections, the officers and duties thereof at elections, the counting of…”
Robinson v. Bodily, 541 P.2d 623 (Idaho 1975). “, Idaho Code; the qualifications for county commissioner are set out in § 34-617. 12 . §§ 34-701, 704, 705, Idaho Code.”
S Bar Ranch v. Elmore Cnty. (Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 31-702; I.C. § 34-617. Indeed, it is unremarkable that the Board (or the Commissioners), as the executive authority of county government, would be interested in the impact a proposed project would have on the County’s water supply.”
— Idaho Code § 34-617(2) — 1 case
Langmeyer v. State, 656 P.2d 114 (Idaho 1982). “Appellant argues that it is irrational to permit election to the governing body as a county commissioner after one year of residency, I.C. § 34-617(2), while denying eligibility for appointment as a planning and zoning commissioner until after five years of residency, I.”
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