Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 72-1501 (2026)

Commission for reapportionment.

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Commission for reapportionment.

(1) A commission for reapportionment shall be organized, upon the order of the secretary of state, in the event that:

(a) A court of competent jurisdiction orders a redistricting of an existing state legislative or congressional plan; or

(b) In a year ending in one (1), a new federal census is available, in which case an order shall be issued no earlier than June 1.

(2) A commission formed pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) of this section shall be reconvened if, prior to the next general election, a court of competent jurisdiction orders the plan adopted by that commission to be revised.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2022 · leading case: Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001).

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Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001). · cites it 12× “See Idaho Code §§ 72-1501 to 1508. On August 28, 2001, following the 2000 census, the Commission filed Legislative Plan 66 (L66) with the Secretary of State.”

Pentico v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment, 504 P.3d 376 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 8× “I.C. § 72-1501 (italics added). Pentico asserts that “[t]he plain language of Idaho Code [section] 72-1501 is unambiguous in declaring that a commission for reapportionment is ‘organized upon the order of the secretary of state[.”

Twin Falls Cnty. v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 271 P.3d 1202 (Idaho 2012). · cites it 8× “I.C. § 72-1501(2). We need not address the alleged statutory violations in Plan L 87 because the commission will have to adopt a revised plan.”

Durst v. ID Comm. for Reapportionment, 505 P.3d 324 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “Laws 561–64; see also I.C. §§ 72-1501–08. The Statement of Purpose accompanying the 1996 legislation indicates that “[t]he purpose of this legislation [wa]s to implement the provisions of Section 2, Article III, of the State Constitution.”

— Idaho Code § 72-1501(2) — 2 cases

Twin Falls Cnty. v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 271 P.3d 1202 (Idaho 2012). “I.C. § 72-1501(2). We need not address the alleged statutory violations in Plan L 87 because the commission will have to adopt a revised plan.”

Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001). “See Idaho Code §§ 72-1501 to 1508. On August 28, 2001, following the 2000 census, the Commission filed Legislative Plan 66 (L66) with the Secretary of State.”

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