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Committee advances proposal to elect county highway district commissioners at-large; amendment to repeal primary rule fails
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee introduced RS 32,794, which would make countywide highway district commissioners elected countywide (while still residing in their zones) and permit partisan contests; a substitute motion to add a repeal of Idaho Code 34-904A failed.
The Ways and Means Committee introduced RS 32,794, a legislative request to change how countywide highway district commissioners are elected by shifting to countywide elections while retaining residency requirements inside commissioner zones and allowing partisan contests.
Mike Boyle, District 10, described the measure as making countywide highway district commissioners “run like county commissioners,” saying commissioners would still have to live in the zone they represent but would be elected by voters across the county. Boyle said the proposal would also move those contests into even-numbered…
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