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Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Idaho
Governor:1(Term Limit: None; 4-year term)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2002 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2004 Electors:4(0.75% of 535)
1990 Census:1,006,734 (0.40% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:1,297,274 (0.46% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):728,085
Estimated Voting age population (2000):921,000
Capital:Boise
 

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Official Name/Status   All States
 The STATE of Idaho
 Organized as a Territory: 3 March 1863. 12 Stat. 808: carved out of Dakota and Washington Territories
 Admitted to the Union as a State: 3 July 1890 by an Act of Congress (26 Stat. 215) recognizing a State government already formed
  The 43rd state.

Traditional Sections and Regions   All States
 Section: WEST
 Region: Intermountain
 Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions   All States     Links to State Constitutions
 Enabling Act: [Idaho never had an Enabling Act prior to its Admission as a State]
 
1st (1890--) [Adopted: 6 August 1889 Convention convened, 4 July 1889, Ratified: 5 November 1889 effective upon Admission, 3 July 1890]


Executive Branch   All States
 
Chief Executive
  GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
  Lieutenant Governor [elected separately from GOVERNOR]
 
 
Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide   All States   2008 Office holders
  Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None
  Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected separately from Governor
  Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Controller: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Superintendent of Public Instruction: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Legislative Branch   All States
 
Legislature
  LEGISLATURE
 
Upper House
  Senate
Lower House
  House of Representatives

Judicial Branch   All States
 
Court of Last Resort
  Supreme Court Constitutional Court [IN and FOR: State]
Intermediate Appellate Court
  Court of Appeals (1982--) [IN and FOR: State]
 
General Trial Jurisdiction
  District Court Constitutional Court [IN: district FOR: county]
 
Limited Jurisdiction
  Justice of the Peace (--1971) Constitutional Court [IN: precinct FOR: county]
  Magistrate Division (1971--) [IN and FOR: county. part of the District Court: primarily intended to replace the Justices of the Peace as well as take on former Probate Court jurisdiction]
Special Jurisdiction
  Probate Court (--1971) Constitutional Court [IN and FOR: county. functions transferred to Magistrate Division]


Local Government
 
   
PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION  All States
  County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
 MINOR CIVIL DIVISION  All States
   precinct [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]
 
Incorporated Municipalities  All States
 
Localities
    Idaho Civil Divisions and Municipalities
   

Key Statewide / Federal Officials  All States
  Idaho Officials

Statutory Election Information   All States
 
General Election   All States
  1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November in even-numbered years.
(ID Code 34-601(2) )
Presidential Primary   All States
  same date as the State Primary [4th Tuesday in May in even-numbered years. (ID Code 34-601(1) ) ] in Presidential Election years.
(ID Code 34-601(4) )
State Primary   All States
  4th Tuesday in May in even-numbered years.
(ID Code 34-601(1) )
Polling times   All States
  Polls open: 8 AM local time
(however, the County Clerk has the authority to open the polls in his/her County at 7 AM local time)
Polls close: 8 PM local time
(ID Code 34-1101(1) )
[NOTE: the bulk of 10 counties in the northern portion of IDAHO (the so-called "panhandle") are in the PACIFIC TIME ZONE... thus, the polling times in these counties are one hour relative to Universal Time (GMT) later than those in the other 34 counties of the State, which are in the MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE]


Links  Links to other web sites
 
Constitution
  http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/const/constTOC.html
Election Authority
  Idaho Secretary of State Election Division
  IdahoVotes.gov
Legislature
  Idaho Legislature
Democratic
  Idaho Democratic Party
Republican
  The Idaho Republican Party
Third Party
  America First Party of Idaho
  Libertarian Party of Idaho
  Right to Life of Idaho
  The Constitution Party of Idaho
Media & others
  Coeur d'Alene Press
  DC's Political Report - Idaho
  Idaho Press-Tribune
  Idaho Public Television
  KBCI TV - CBS - Boise
  KIDK TV - CBS - Idaho Falls - Pocatello
  KTVB TV - NBC - Boise
  Moscow-Pullman Daily News
  New West Boise
  Pocatello Idaho State Journal
  Politics1.com - Idaho
  Post Register - Idaho Falls
  South Idaho Press
  The Challis Messenger
  The Diaho Statesman - Boise
  The Lewiston Tribune
  The MountainGoat Report
  The Times-News - Twin Falls
  Wood River Journal - Hailey
 
 


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