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AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURES; AMENDING SECTION 67-6601, IDAHOCODE, TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO STATEWIDE ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICALCORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6602, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6604,
IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CORRECT CODE REFERENCE AND TO MAKE TECHNICALCORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6607, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A REPORTING EXEMPTION FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND TO MAKETECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6609, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FILING OF A STATEMENT AS TO NO CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE
WITH LOCAL OFFICERS WHEN APPROPRIATE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;AMENDING SECTION 1-2220A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICALCORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 31-2012, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND
TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-503, IDAHO CODE, TO
PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN
ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-2106,
IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
LAWS TO CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING
SECTION 40-1417, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF
CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 50-420, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CONDITIONALAPPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND TO MAKETECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND AMENDING SECTION 67-4931, IDAHO CODE, TO
PROVIDE CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO CERTAIN
ELECTIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

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SECTION 1. That Section 67-6601, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:

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67-6601. PURPOSE OF ACT. The purpose of this act is:(a1) To promote public confidence in government; and(b2) To promote openness in government and avoiding secrecy by thosegiving financial support to state election campaigns and those promoting or
opposing legislation or attempting to influence executive or administrative
actions for compensation at the state level.
SECTION 2. That Section 67-6602, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
67-6602. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, the following terms
have the following meanings:

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(a1) "Candidate" means an individual who has taken affirmative action
to seek nomination or election to public office. An individual shall bedeemed to have taken affirmative action to seek such nomination or election
to public office when he first:(1a) Receives contributions or makes expenditures or reserves space or
facilities with intent to promote his candidacy for office; or(2b) Announces publicly or files for office.
(3)For purposes of this chapter, an incumbent shall be presumed to be a candidate in the subsequent election for his or her office. Contributions received by an incumbent candidate shall not be in excess of the prescribed
contribution limits for the subsequent election by which the incumbent candidate's name would first appear on the ballot. An incumbent shall no longer
be a candidate for his or her office after the deadline for the filing of adeclaration of candidacy to first appear on the ballot for that office has
expired.
(b2) "Compensation" includes any advance, conveyance, forgiveness ofindebtedness, deposit, distribution, loan, payment, gift, pledge or transfer of money or anything of value, and any contract, agreement, promise orother obligation, whether or not legally enforceable, to do any of the foregoing, for services rendered or to be rendered, but does not include reimbursement of expenses if such reimbursement does not exceed the amount actually expended for such expenses and is substantiated by an itemization ofsuch expenses.
(c3) "Contribution" includes any advance, conveyance, forgiveness ofindebtedness, deposit, distribution, loan, payment, gift, pledge, subscription or transfer of money or anything of value, and any contract, agreement, promise or other obligation, whether or not legally enforceable, tomake a contribution, in support of or in opposition to any candidate, political committee or measure. Such term also includes personal funds or otherproperty of a candidate or members of his household expended or transferred
to cover expenditures incurred in support of such candidate but does notinclude personal funds used to pay the candidate filing fee. Such term also
includes the rendering of personal and professional services for less thanfull consideration, but does not include ordinary home hospitality or therendering of "part-time" personal services of the sort commonly performedby volunteer campaign workers or advisors or incidental expenses not in excess of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) personally paid for by any volunteer
campaign worker. "Part-time" services, for the purposes of this definition,means services in addition to regular full-time employment, or, in the caseof an unemployed person or persons engaged in part-time employment, services
rendered without compensation or reimbursement of expenses from any source
other than the candidate or political committee for whom such services are
rendered. For the purposes of this act, contributions, other than money orits equivalent shall be deemed to have a money value equivalent to the fairmarket value of the contribution.
(d4) "Election" means any general, special or primary election.
(e5) "Election campaign" means any campaign in support of or in opposition to a candidate for election to public office and any campaign in supportof, or in opposition to, a measure.

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(f6) (1a)"Electioneering communication" means any communication
broadcast by television or radio, printed in a newspaper or on a billboard, posted on social media, sent by electronic mail, directly mailed
or delivered by hand to personal residences, or telephone calls made topersonal residences, or communication otherwise distributed that:(i) Unambiguously refers to any candidate or measure; and(ii) Is broadcasted, printed, mailed, delivered, made or distributed within thirty (30) days before a primary election or
sixty (60) days before a primary or a general election; and(iii) Is broadcasted to, printed in a newspaper, distributed to,
mailed to or delivered by hand to, telephone calls made to, emailed
to or otherwise distributed to an audience that includes membersof the electorate for such public office.
(2b) "Electioneering communication" does not include:(i) Any news articles, editorial endorsements, opinion or commentary, writings, or letters to the editor printed in a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical not owned or controlled by acandidate or political party;(ii) Any editorial endorsements or opinions aired by a broadcast facility not owned or controlled by a candidate or politicalparty;(iii) Any communication by persons made in the regular course andscope of their business or any communication made by a membershiporganization solely to members of such organization and their families;(iv) Any communication which that refers to any candidate only as
part of the popular name of a bill or statute;(v) A communication which that constitutes an expenditure or an
independent expenditure under this chapter.
(g7) "Executive official" means:(1a) The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
controller, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent ofpublic instruction and any deputy or staff member of one (1) of thoseindividuals same officials who, within the course and scope of his or
her employment, is directly involved in major policy influencing decisions for the office;(2b) A state department or agency director, deputy director, divisionadministrator or bureau chief as established and enumerated in sections
67-2402 and 67-2406, Idaho Code;(3c) The membership and the executive or chief administrative officerof any board or commission that is authorized to make rules or conduct
rulemaking activities pursuant to section 67-5201, Idaho Code;(4d) The membership and the executive or chief administrative officerof any board or commission that governs any of the state departments
enumerated in section 67-2402, Idaho Code, not including public school
districts;(5e) The membership and the executive or chief administrative officerof the Idaho public utilities commission, the Idaho industrial commission, and the Idaho state tax commission; andWednesday August 23, 2017 1:17 PM

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(6f) The members of the governing board of the state insurance fund, andthe members of the governing board and the executive or chief administrative officer of the Idaho housing and finance association, the Idaho
energy resources authority, and the Idaho state building authority.
(h8) "Expenditure" includes any payment, contribution, subscription,
distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value,
and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure. The term "expenditure" also includes a
promise to pay, a payment or a transfer of anything of value in exchange forgoods, services, property, facilities or anything of value for the purposeof assisting, benefiting or honoring any public official or candidate, or
assisting in furthering or opposing any election campaign.
(i9) "Independent expenditure" means any expenditure by a person for
a communication expressly advocating the election, passage or defeat of aclearly identified candidate or measure that is not made with the cooperation or with the prior consent of, or in consultation with, or at the consent of, or in consultation with, or at the request of a or suggestion of, acandidate or any agent or authorized committee of the candidate or politicalcommittee supporting or opposing a measure. As used in this subsection, "expressly advocating" means any communication containing a message advocating
election, passage or defeat including, but not limited to, the name of thecandidate or measure, or expression such as "vote for," "elect," "support,""cast your ballot for," "vote against," "defeat" or "reject."(j10) "Lobby" and "lobbying" each means attempting through contacts
with, or causing others to make contact with, members of the legislature orlegislative committees or an executive official, to influence the approval,
modification or rejection of any legislation by the legislature of the stateof Idaho or any committee thereof or by the governor or to develop or maintain relationships with, promote goodwill with, or entertain members of thelegislature or executive officials. "Lobby" and "lobbying" shall also mean
communicating with an executive official for the purpose of influencing theconsideration, amendment, adoption or rejection of any rule or rulemaking as
defined in section 67-5201, Idaho Code, or any ratemaking decision, procurement, contract, bid or bid process, financial services agreement, or bondissue. Neither "lobby" nor "lobbying" includes an association's or otherorganization's act of communicating with the members of that associationor organization; and provided that neither "lobby" nor "lobbying" includes
communicating with an executive official for the purpose of carrying out
ongoing negotiations following the award of a bid or a contract, communications involving ongoing legal work and negotiations conducted by and withattorneys for executive agencies, interactions between parties in litigation or other contested matters, or communications among and between membersof the legislature and executive officials and their employees, or by state
employees while acting in their official capacity or within the course andscope of their employment.
(k11) "Lobbyist" includes any person who lobbies.
(l12) "Lobbyist's employer" means the person or persons by whom a lobbyist is employed, directly or indirectly, and all persons by whom he is compensated for acting as a lobbyist.

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(m13) "Measure" means any proposal, to be voted statewide, submitted
to the people for their approval or rejection at an election, including any
initiative, referendum, recall election for local, statewide or legislative
district offices, or revision of or amendment to the state constitution. An
initiative or referendum proposal shall be deemed a measure when the attorney general reviews it and gives it a ballot title. A recall shall be deemeda measure upon approval of the recall petition as to form pursuant to section
34-1704, Idaho Code.
(n14) "Nonbusiness entity" means any group of two (2) or more individuals, corporation, association, firm, partnership, committee, club or otherorganization, formed for any purpose, which that is not a political committee as defined in this section and that:(1a) Does not have as its principal purpose the conduct of business activities for profit; and(2b) Received during the preceding or current calendar year contributions, gifts or membership fees, which in the aggregate exceeded ten
percent (10%) of its total receipts for such year.
(o15) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, firm,
partnership, committee, political party, club or other organization orgroup of persons.
(p16) "Political committee" means:(1a) Any person specifically designated to support or oppose any candidate or measure; or(2b) Any person who receives contributions and makes expenditures inan amount exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in any calendar year
for the purpose of supporting or opposing one (1) or more candidates ormeasures. Any entity registered with the federal election commission
shall not be considered a political committee for purposes of this chapter.
(3c) A county, district or regional committee of a recognized political party shall not be considered a political committee for the purposesof this chapter unless such party committee has expenditures exceeding
five thousand dollars ($5,000) in a calendar year.
(q17) "Political treasurer" means an individual appointed by a candidate or political committee as provided in section 67-6603, Idaho Code.
(r18) "Public office" means any local or state office or position,state senator, state representative, and judge of the district court that isfilled by election.
SECTION 3. That Section 67-6604, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
67-6604. ACCOUNTS OF POLITICAL TREASURER. (a1) The political treasurer for each candidate or political committee shall keep detailed
accounts, current within not more than seven (7) days after the date ofreceiving the contribution or making an expenditure, of all contributions
received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee that are required to be set forth in a statement filed under
this act chapter.

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(b2) Accounts kept by the political treasurer for a candidate or political committee may be inspected, before the election to which the accounts
refer, by the Ssecretary of Sstate, or his agent or employee, who is making an
investigation pursuant to section 67-6615, Idaho Code.
(c3) Accounts kept by a political treasurer shall be preserved by him
for at least one (1) year after the date of the election to which the accounts
refer or at least one (1) year after the date the last supplemental statement
is filed under section 67-6609 67-6608, Idaho Code, whichever is later.
SECTION 4. That Section 67-6607, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
67-6607. REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. (a1) The political treasurer for each candidate and the political treasurer of each political committee shall file with the secretary of state:(1a) Not more than fourteen (14) days and not less than seven (7) days
before the date of a primary election in which the candidate or political committee is involved, a statement of all contributions received
and all expenditures or encumbrances made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee prior to the fifteenth day before the primary election;(2b) Not more than thirty (30) days after the date of a primary electionin which a candidate or a political committee is involved, a statementof all contributions received and all expenditures or encumbrances madeby or on behalf of the candidate or political committee to cover the period since the fifteenth day before the primary election to and including the tenth day after the primary election;(3c) For all political committees supporting or opposing measures, astatement of all contributions received and all expenditures or encumbrances made by or on behalf of the measure or any candidate or made byor against the measure or any candidate shall be filed on the same dates
provided in paragraphs (1a), (2b), (4d), (5e) and (6f) of this subsection;(4d) Not later than October 10 immediately preceding a general electionin which the candidate or political committee is involved, a statementof all contributions received and all expenditures or encumbrances madeby or on behalf of the candidate or political committee since and including the eleventh day after the date of the primary election and toand including September 30;(5e) Not more than fourteen (14) days and not less than seven (7) days
before the date of a general election in which the candidate or political committee is involved, a statement of all contributions received
and all expenditures or encumbrances made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee since and including October 1 and to andincluding the sixteenth day before the general election, together witha cumulative statement showing all such contributions and expendituresor encumbrances to and including the sixteenth day before the generalelection; and(6f) Not more than thirty (30) days after the date of a general electionin which the candidate or political committee is involved, a statement

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of all contributions received and all expenditures or encumbrances madeby or on behalf of the candidate or political committee to cover the period since the fifteenth day before the general election to and including the tenth day after the general election.
(b2) For the first report under this section, the reporting period
shall cover the period beginning with the first contribution, expenditure,or encumbrance.
(c3) Notwithstanding any other reports required under this section,
the political treasurer for each candidate and any political committee
shall notify the secretary of state, in writing, of any contribution of one
thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, received by the political treasurer after the sixteenth day before, but more than forty-eight (48) hours before,
any primary or general election. This notification shall be made within
forty-eight (48) hours after the receipt of such contribution and shall include:(a) tThe name of the candidate, political committee or measure,;(b) tThe identification of the contributor,; and(c) tThe date of receipt and amount of the contribution.
The notification shall be in addition to the reporting of these contributions in the postelection report.
(d4) For all reports required pursuant to this section the secretary ofstate shall accept the date of a postmark as the date of receipt except forthe seven (7) day preelection reports which must be received by no later than
5:00 p.m. on the seventh day preceding the primary or general election.
(e5) Any reports required to be filed under the provisions of this section may also be filed by means of an electronic facsimile transmission machine and may be filed by other electronic means as approved by the secretaryof state.
(6) The political treasurer for a candidate or political committee atthe local level is exempt from filing reports pursuant to this section unlessand until such time as the candidate or political committee receives contributions or expends funds in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or
more. Should the five hundred dollar ($500) threshold be met, the politicaltreasurer for the candidate or political committee shall immediately file acumulative report covering the period from the first contribution or expenditure to the current time and shall file all subsequent reports required under this chapter regardless of amounts received or expended. Reports filed
under this subsection shall be filed with the appropriate officers specified
in section 1-2220A, 31-2012, 33-503, 33-2106, 40-1417, 50-420 or 67-4931,
Idaho Code.
SECTION 5. That Section 67-6609, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
67-6609. STATEMENT AS TO NO CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE. If no contribution is received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate or political committee during a period described in section 67-6607 or 67-6608,
Idaho Code, the political treasurer for the candidate or political committee
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listed in section 67-6607(6), Idaho Code, at the time required by such section of this act for the period, a statement to that effect.
SECTION 6. That Section 1-2220A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1-2220A. REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES -MAGISTRATE RETENTION ELECTIONS. Subject to the threshold provisions of section 67-6607(6), Idaho Code, tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through67-6616, Idaho Code, and sections 67-6623 through 67-6630, Idaho Code,insofar as they relate to the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures, are hereby made applicable to all magistrate retention elections
except that ,with the exception of section 67-6623(f), Idaho Code, the clerkof the district court shall stand in place of the secretary of state as it
relates to the provisions cited in this section for the purpose of receiving
and filing reports required under those sections.
SECTION 7. That Section 31-2012, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
31-2012. APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN REPORTING LAW TO CERTAIN COUNTYELECTIONS. Subject to the threshold provisions of section 67-6607(4),Idaho Code, tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through 67-6616 and 67-6623
through 67-6630, Idaho Code, insofar as they relate to the reporting of
campaign contributions and expenditures are hereby made applicable to allelections for county elected officers and countywide measures including
countywide recalls in counties of the state, except that the clerk of the
district court shall stand in place of the secretary of state.
SECTION 8. That Section 33-503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
33-503. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES -- UNIFORM DATE. (1) The election ofschool district trustees including those in charter districts shall be on
the third Tuesday in May in odd-numbered years. Notice and conduct of theelection, and the canvassing of the returns shall be as provided in chapter
14, title 34, Idaho Code. In each trustee zone, the person receiving thegreatest number of votes cast within his zone shall be declared by the boardof trustees as the trustee elected from that zone.
(2) If any two (2) or more persons have an equal number of votes in any
trustee zone and a greater number than any other nominee in that zone, theboard of trustees shall determine the winner by a toss of a coin.
(3) Subject to the threshold provisions of section 67-6607(4), Idaho
Code, tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through 67-6616, Idaho Code, andsections 67-6623 through 67-6630, Idaho Code, shall apply to all electionsof school district trustees, except for elections of trustees in a school
district that has fewer than five hundred (500) students. Provided however,the county clerk shall stand in place of the secretary of state and thecounty prosecutor shall stand in place of the attorney general.Aa ny reportor filing required to be filed by or for a candidate by such Idaho Code sec-

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tions shall be filed with the county clerk of the county wherein the district
lies or, in the case of a joint district, with the county clerk of the homecounty as designated pursuant to section 33-304, Idaho Code.
SECTION 9. That Section 33-2106, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
33-2106. TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS. (1) The board oftrustees of each community college district shall consist of five (5) electors who shall reside in a different trustee zone from each other and who
shall be appointed or elected as provided in this section.
(a) Immediately following the establishment of a new community college
district, the state board of education shall divide the district into
five (5) trustee zones, which shall be as nearly equal in population aspracticable. If a community college district is situated within two (2)or more counties, and any one (1) of the counties has sufficient population to warrant at least one (1) zone, then the boundaries of a trustee
zone shall be located wholly within the boundaries of such county. The
state board shall also appoint the members of the first board who shallserve until the election and qualification of their successors.
(b) At the first election of trustees after the creation of a district,five (5) trustees shall be elected: two (2) for terms of two (2) years
each, and three (3) for terms of four (4) years each. Thereafter, thesuccessors of persons so elected shall be elected for terms of four (4)years.
(c) Excluding any first election of trustees after the creation of a
district, at any other election of trustees held in 2008, and in eachtrustee election thereafter, trustees shall be elected to terms of four(4) years. If more than two (2) trustee positions are eligible for election in 2008, one (1) trustee shall be elected to a term of four (4) years
and two (2) trustees shall be elected to a term of six (6) years. Thereafter, the successors of persons so elected in 2008 shall be elected forterms of four (4) years.
(d) The expiration of any term shall be at the regular meeting of thetrustees next following the election for the successor terms.
(2) Elections of trustees of community college districts shall be biennially, in even-numbered years, and shall be held on a date authorized
in section 34-106, Idaho Code. Vacancies on the board of trustees shall befilled by appointment by the remaining members, but if by reason of vacancies
there remain on the board less than a majority of the required number of members, appointment to fill such vacancies shall be made by the state board ofeducation. Any person so appointed must reside in the trustee zone where thevacancy occurs and shall serve until the next trustee election, at which time
his successor shall be elected for the unexpired term. The trustees shalltake and subscribe the oath of office required in the case of state officers
and said oath shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(3) Notice of the election, the conduct thereof, the qualification ofelectors and the canvass of returns shall be as prescribed in chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code.

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(4) All eligible electors within a community college district may votefor candidates in each and every zone. An individual who is a candidate fora specific zone of the community college district must reside in that same
specific zone, and the candidate in each zone receiving the largest numberof votes from the district shall be declared elected. An individual shallbe a candidate for a specific position of the board and each candidate must
declare which position he seeks on the board of trustees. If it be necessary
to resolve a tie between two (2) or more persons, the board of trustees shalldetermine by lot which thereof shall be declared elected. The clerk of theboard shall promptly notify any person by mail of his election, enclosing aform of oath to be subscribed by him as herein provided.
(5) When elections held pursuant to this section coincide with otherelections held by the state of Idaho or any subdivision thereof, or any municipality or school district, the board of trustees may make agreement withthe body holding such election for joint boards of election and the paymentof fees and expenses of such boards of election on such proportionate basis
as may be agreed upon.
(6) At its first meeting following the appointment of the first board oftrustees, and at the first regular meeting following any community college
trustee election, the board shall organize, and shall elect one (1) of its
members chairman, one (1) a vice-chairman; and shall elect a secretary anda treasurer, who may be members of the board; or one (1) person to serve as
secretary and treasurer, who may be a member of the board.
(7) Subject to the threshold set forth in section 67-6607(6), Idaho
Code, tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through 67-6616, Idaho Code, andsections 67-6623 through 67-6630, Idaho Code, are hereby made applicable toall community college trustee elections. Provided however, that the county
clerk shall stand in place of the secretary of state and the county prosecutor shall stand in place of the attorney general. Aany report or filing required to be filed by or for a candidate by such sections of Idaho Code shallbe filed with the county clerk of the county where such candidate resides.
(8) The board shall set a given day of a given week in each month as its
regular meeting time. Three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business.
(9) The authority of trustees of community college districts shall belimited in the manner prescribed in section 33-507, Idaho Code.
(10) Any decision of the state board of education issued pursuant tochapter 21, title 33, Idaho Code, may be appealed to the district court ofany county in which the district or proposed district lies or shall lie. The
pleadings and other papers shall be filed not more than sixty (60) days after
notice of the order appealed and service of two (2) copies thereof shall bemade upon the state board of education.
SECTION 10. That Section 40-1417, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
40-1417. APPLICATIONOFCAMPAIGNREPORTINGLAWTOCOUNTY-WIDE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICT ELECTIONS. Subject to the threshold
set forth in section 67-6607(6), Idaho Code, tThe provisions of sections
67-6601 through 67-6616, Idaho Code, and sections 67-6623 through 67-6628

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67-6630, Idaho Code, insofar as they relate to the reporting of campaign
contributions and expenditures are hereby made applicable to all elections
for county-wide countywide highway district commissioners, except that theclerk of the board of highway district commissioners shall stand in place ofthe secretary of state for the purpose of receiving and filing reports.
SECTION 11. That Section 50-420, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
50-420. APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN REPORTING LAW TO CITY ELECTIONS IN
CERTAIN CITIES. Subject to the provisions of section 67-6607(6), Idaho Code,tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through 67-6616 and 67-6623 through67-6630, Idaho Code, are hereby made applicable to all elections for mayor,
councilman and citywide measures, including citywide recalls, in cities offive thousand (5,000) or more population, except that the city clerk shallstand in place of the secretary of state, and the city attorney shall standin place of the attorney generalfor the purpose of receiving and filing reports.
SECTION 12. That Section 67-4931, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
67-4931. APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN REPORT REPORTING LAW TO AUDITORIUM DISTRICT ELECTIONS. Subject to the threshold provisions of section
67-6607(6), Idaho Code, tThe provisions of sections 67-6601 through67-6616, Idaho Code, and sections 67-6623 through 67-6628 67-6630, Idaho
Code, insofar as they relate to the reporting of campaign contributions andexpenditures are hereby made applicable to all auditorium district elections, except that the clerk of the board of the auditorium district shallstand in place of the secretary of state for the purpose of receiving andfiling reports. The term "measure" as applied to auditorium districts shall
include elections for the creation or dissolution of an auditorium district. Aggregate contributions made by a corporation, political committee,
other recognized legal entity or an individual, other than a candidate, to a
candidate for director of an auditorium district in an auditorium district
election shall be limited to one thousand dollars ($1,000). For purposes ofcomplying with reporting deadlines, an election to form an auditorium district or to elect directors of an auditorium district shall be deemed to bea general election.

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