Idaho State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

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


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

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

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]

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