Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 72-1505 (2026)
Organization and procedure.
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Organization and procedure.
The commissioners shall elect, by majority vote, a member or members to serve as chairman or cochairmen and other officers as they may determine.
All proceedings of the commission shall be governed by the following procedure:
(1) All meetings of the commission shall be subject to the provisions of the open meeting law.
(2) The commission shall provide notice of all meetings to any citizen or organization requesting the same.
(3) Copies of the validated census database, and all other databases available to the commission, will be provided in a form, as determined by the commission, to any person at cost.
(4) The commission shall hold meetings in different locations in the state in order to maximize the opportunity for public participation.
(5) A quorum of the commission shall consist of four (4) members. In the event there is a previously scheduled meeting, less than a quorum may take testimony and information, but no votes other than to set a future agenda, to prepare for future meetings, and to adjourn or recess, may be taken. Any final action of the commission shall be by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the full membership of the commission.
(6) A member must be present to vote.
(7) A redistricting plan may be presented to the commission by an individual citizen or organization. All such plans shall be public information. Any citizen or organization shall provide a current mailing address and telephone number to accompany any plan submitted.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2022 · leading case: Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001).
Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001). “Petitioners Smith also argue that I.C. § 72-1505(4) was violated because they were not given an opportunity to view and discuss L66, the plan ultimately adopted by the Commission.”
Pentico v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment, 504 P.3d 376 (Idaho 2022). “) In order to determine when a commission is organized, we must look to Idaho Code section 72-1505. Pursuant to Article III, section 2(3) of the Idaho Constitution, the Legislature may “enact laws providing for the implementation of the provisions of” Article III, section 2.”
Twin Falls Cnty. v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 271 P.3d 1202 (Idaho 2012). “By virtue of Chapter 15, Title 72, particularly I.C. § 72-1505(5), the Legislature established a two-thirds vote of the Commission as the threshold for approving a plan, also a fairly high standard.”
— Idaho Code § 72-1505(4) — 1 case
Smith v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 38 P.3d 121 (Idaho 2001). “Petitioners Smith also argue that I.C. § 72-1505(4) was violated because they were not given an opportunity to view and discuss L66, the plan ultimately adopted by the Commission.”
— Idaho Code § 72-1505(5) — 1 case
Twin Falls Cnty. v. Idaho Comm'n on Redistricting, 271 P.3d 1202 (Idaho 2012). “By virtue of Chapter 15, Title 72, particularly I.C. § 72-1505(5), the Legislature established a two-thirds vote of the Commission as the threshold for approving a plan, also a fairly high standard.”
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