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ID Code § 42-5204 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5204 - NOTICE OF PRESENTATION TO COUNTY COMMISSION.

42-5204. NOTICE OF PRESENTATION TO COUNTY COMMISSION. The petition may be filed with the county clerk, upon verifying with the county assessment roll or other evidence of entitlement whether the petition is valid, at any time, and upon such filing the clerk forthwith shall cause a notice to be published in a newspaper printed within the county (counties) within the boundaries specified in the petition, or if no newspaper is printed in any of the affected counties, then in newspapers of general circulation in the affected county (counties). The notice shall state that (giving the first name on the petition) and others have filed a petition for the organization of a ground water district. The notice shall state the numbers of the townships, ranges, and sections where, if a ground water user is within those townships, ranges, and sections, that ground water user would be within the proposed district. The notice shall further state the time at which such petition will be presented to the county commission, which time shall be during a regular meeting of the commission or a special meeting called for that purpose, and the notice shall be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks before the day on which the petition is to be presented.  History: [42-5204, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 986.]
ID Code § 42-5205 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5205 - NOTICE OF COUNTY COMMISSION HEARING.

42-5205. NOTICE OF COUNTY COMMISSION HEARING. When the petition is presented, the county commission shall set a time for a hearing on the petition, which shall not be less than four (4) nor more than eight (8) weeks from the date of presentation, unless extended by the county commission for good cause. A notice of the time of such hearing shall be published by the county clerk, at the direction of the commission, at least three (3) weeks before the time of such hearing, in a newspaper or newspapers as required in section 42-5204, Idaho Code.  History: [42-5205, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 986.]
ID Code § 42-5206 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5206 - EXAMINATION BY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES — REPORT TO COUNTY COMMISSION — AMENDMENT OF PLAN.

42-5206. EXAMINATION BY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES — REPORT TO COUNTY COMMISSION — AMENDMENT OF PLAN. (1) A copy of the petition and all maps and other papers filed with the county commission shall be filed with the department on the same day the petition is filed with the county commission. (2) The department shall examine the petition, maps and other papers submitted in support of it, and, taking into account hydrological factors, patterns of ground water use, or other attributes of the area that may aid the county commission, prepare a report upon the boundaries proposed for the district and submit the report to the county commission at least two (2) weeks before the meeting set for the commission to hear the petition.  History: [42-5206, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 986.]
ID Code § 42-5207 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5207 - ORGANIZATION HEARING BEFORE COUNTY COMMISSION — ORDER OF COUNTY COMMISSION.

42-5207. ORGANIZATION HEARING BEFORE COUNTY COMMISSION — ORDER OF COUNTY COMMISSION. (1) After receiving the report of the department of water resources, the county commission shall conduct a hearing on the petition. If the county commission determines that the requisite number of signatures were not gathered on the petition, the board shall adjourn the hearings for two (2) weeks for the purpose of enabling the petitioners to gather additional signatures. The petitioners may amend the boundaries of the proposed district at the hearing to include or exclude lands of those ground water irrigators who provide written notice or who appear at the hearing requesting that their lands be either included or excluded, to meet the recommendations of the department, or as they may find advisable to achieve suitable district boundaries. The county commission shall accept any additional nominations of persons to be directors at the hearing or the nominations may be filed with the county clerk. The nominations must be signed by at least six (6) ground water users from the proposed district. (2) When the county commission has determined to proceed with the petition, it may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding four (4) weeks in all, and on final hearing, the county commission: (a) May make such other changes in the proposed boundaries of the district and divisions within the district as it may find proper; and (b) Shall make an order on its records describing the area which it shall have determined to include in the district, and stating that lands of ground water users within such area will be organized into a ground water district if the vote of the electors accepts organization of the district. (3) The county commission shall notify the department of the final action by mailing or faxing a copy of the order to the department within seven (7) days of the board’s decision. If the boundaries of the proposed ground water district differ from the boundaries contained in the department’s original report, the department shall prepare a revised list of the ground water users within such proposed district by name, address, ground water right number, point of diversion, and cubic feet per second per ground water right and return it to the county commission.  History: [42-5207, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 987.]
ID Code § 42-5208 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5208 - DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

42-5208. DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. The county commission shall also make an order dividing the district into not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) divisions, each division to contain approximately the same amount, measured in cubic feet per second, of ground water rights as each other division. The divisions shall be numbered first, second, third, etc., and one (1) director, who shall be a ground water user in the division, shall be elected from each division of the district at large. The number of divisions into which the district shall be divided shall be specified in the petition for the organization of the district, and if not otherwise specified shall be three (3).  History: [42-5208, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 987.]
ID Code § 42-5209 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5209 - NOTICE OF ELECTION.

42-5209. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The county commission shall give notice of an election to be held in accordance with section 34-106, Idaho Code, in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be organized under this chapter, and, if so, who shall be its initial directors. The notice shall describe the area, with the certainty required in an ordinary deed, where, if a ground water user is located within that area, that ground water user would be included in the district and shall state the name of the proposed district as designated by the commission, and shall state that a map showing the area of the district is on file in the office of the county clerk, which map, if not previously made, shall be made by the petitioners after the determination of the commissioners of the boundary of the proposed district, and shall state the names of those individuals who have been nominated for director’s positions. The notice shall be published for four (4) weeks prior to such election, in a newspaper or newspapers as required in section 42-5204, Idaho Code. The notice shall require the electors to cast ballots which shall contain the words "ground water district–yes," or "ground water district–no," and also to cast ballots for at least one (1) person from each division for director of the district.  History: [42-5209, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 988.]
ID Code § 42-5211 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5211 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.

42-5211. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. (1) Elections shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general laws of the state; provided, no particular form of ballot shall be required, and that the provisions of the election laws as to the form and distribution of ballots shall not apply. (2) The county commission shall establish one (1) or more election precincts, not exceeding seven (7), as may be necessary, and define the boundaries thereof, which boundaries, when the district is divided into precincts, shall be the same as the division boundaries above-provided for and which said precincts may thereafter be changed by the board of directors of such district as may be necessary; provided, that districts shall have not less than three (3), nor more than seven (7) voting precincts. (3) The county commission shall also appoint three (3) judges of election for each such election precinct, who shall perform the same duties as near as may be as judges of election, under the general laws of the state.  History: [42-5211, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 989.]
ID Code § 42-5212 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5212 - REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED.

42-5212. REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED. No registration shall be required in any ground water district election, but in lieu thereof the judges of election shall require every elector to subscribe to an elector’s oath as prerequisite to casting his vote, and such oath shall be the usual elector’s oath with the following words added thereto, "I am a resident of ………. county, and I am a ground water user within the ……. (proposed) ground water district, or I am a representative of a ground water user within the ……. (proposed) ground water district" and present evidence of such ground water use pursuant to section 42-5201(16), Idaho Code, if they do not appear on the department’s list as provided in section 42-5206, Idaho Code.  History: [42-5212, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 989; am. 2005, ch. 367, sec. 3, p. 1158.]
ID Code § 42-5213 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5213 - CANVASS OF VOTES — COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION.

42-5213. CANVASS OF VOTES — COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION. (1) Immediately after any election for voting upon the organization of a ground water district, the judges of the election shall forward the official results of said election to the county clerk. The county commission shall meet within ten (10) days after the election returns are received, and canvass the votes cast. If it appears that two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast are "ground water district–yes," the commission shall, by order entered on its minutes, declare such territory duly organized as a ground water district, under the name designated, shall declare that a map showing the area of the district is on file in the office of the county clerk and shall declare the persons receiving respectively the highest number of votes for director from each division to be duly elected as directors. The county commission shall cause a copy of such order, duly certified, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any portion of such district is situated, and shall mail a certified copy of the order to the director. (2) If it shall appear, however, that more than one-third (1/3) of the votes cast are "ground water district–no," then a record of that fact shall be duly entered upon the minutes of the board, and all proceedings in regard to the organization of the district shall be void, and the expenses properly incurred thereunder may be collected on the bond provided for in section 42-5203, Idaho Code.  History: [42-5213, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 990.]
ID Code § 42-5215 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5215 - LIMITATION ON PROCEEDINGS AFFECTING VALIDITY.

42-5215. LIMITATION ON PROCEEDINGS AFFECTING VALIDITY. No action shall be commenced or maintained, or defense made affecting the validity or organization of the district, more than two (2) years from and after the county commission enters on its minutes the order directing the formation of the district.  History: [42-5215, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 991.]
ID Code § 42-5216 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5216 - ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF BOARD.

42-5216. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF BOARD. From and after the date the county commission files its order declaring the district to be formed by election, the organization of the district shall be complete and those ground water users specified in section 42-5214, Idaho Code, shall be included within the district. The officers and directors of the district shall be entitled to enter immediately upon the duties of their respective offices, upon qualifying according to law, and shall hold such offices respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified. The board of directors so elected shall meet within thirty (30) days after their election and elect a chairman, and appoint a secretary and treasurer, who shall perform the duties imposed upon such officers under this chapter.  History: [42-5216, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 991; am. 1996, ch. 298, sec. 6, p. 983.]
ID Code § 42-5217 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5217 - TREASURER’S OFFICIAL BONDS.

42-5217. TREASURER’S OFFICIAL BONDS. The treasurer shall on his appointment execute and file with the secretary an official bond in such amount as may be fixed by the district board of directors, which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); and shall thereafter from time to time execute and file such further bonds as may be required by the board in amounts fixed by it, which amounts shall be of at least fifty percent (50%) of the maximum probable amount of money in the treasurer’s hands at any one (1) time. All such official bonds shall be executed by a lawfully qualified surety company.  History: [42-5217, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 991.]
ID Code § 42-5218 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5218 - ELECTION, TERM OF OFFICE, NOMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS.

42-5218. ELECTION, TERM OF OFFICE, NOMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS. (1) One (1) year following the organization of the district, an election shall be held in accordance with section 34-106(1), Idaho Code, at which shall be elected one (1) director for each division of the district by the electors of the district at large. Following the election, the term of office of the directors shall be selected by lot so that as nearly as may be, one-third (1/3) of the number shall hold office for the term of one (1) year, one-third (1/3) for the term of two (2) years, and the balance for the term of three (3) years. An election shall be held in the district in accordance with section 34-106(1), Idaho Code, for each year thereafter, at which directors shall be elected to succeed those whose terms expire, to hold office for a term of three (3) years, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Every director must be a ground water user and a member of the district in the division of the director whom he is to succeed in office. Written nominations for the office of director must be signed by at least six (6) members in districts having less than one hundred (100) members and by at least twelve (12) members in districts having more than one hundred (100) members, and filed with the secretary of the district not less than twenty-eight (28) days nor more than forty-two (42) days before the date of election; and the names of the persons so nominated shall be placed upon official ballot to be furnished by the district. (2) The board of directors may provide that any elections conducted under this chapter may be conducted by mail as long as the ballots are mailed not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the election and received by the secretary of the district by 8:00 p.m. on the date of the election.  History: [42-5218, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 991; am. 1996, ch. 298, sec. 7, p. 983.]
ID Code § 42-5218A (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5218A - WHEN ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.

42-5218A. WHEN ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. In any election for directors if, after the expiration of the date for filing written nominations for the office of director, it appears that only one (1) qualified candidate has been nominated thereby for each position to be filled, it shall not be necessary to hold an election, and the board of directors shall, within five (5) days after expiration of the date for filing written nominations, declare such candidate elected as director. The procedure set forth in this section shall not apply to any other district election.  History: [(42-5218A) 42-5219, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 992; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 367, sec. 5, p. 1159.]
ID Code § 42-5218B (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5218B - NOTICE OF ELECTION.

42-5218B. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The secretary of the district shall give notice of all elections in the district by posting the same in five (5) public places in each county in which a part of the district is situated and in the office of the board of directors at least four (4) weeks before the day of such election, or by publication of the notice once a week for four (4) successive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers published in each of said counties or in a newspaper of general circulation therein. Notices shall state the time of the election and the location of polling places within the district and the directors to be elected or other question to be voted upon, as the case may be.  History: [(42-5218B) 42-5220, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 992; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 367, sec. 6, p. 1160.]
ID Code § 42-5218C (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5218C - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.

42-5218C. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general laws of the state; provided that no particular form of ballot shall be required and the provisions of the election laws as to the form and distribution of ballots shall not apply and each ballot must indicate the number of cubic feet per second associated with the ballot cast. The board of directors shall designate polling places in such number as it may deem necessary. At least ten (10) days before the holding of any election, the board shall appoint three (3) electors to serve as judges of election at each polling place. The judges shall perform the same duties as near as may be, as judges of election under the general laws of the state. Immediately after the election, the judges of election shall forward the official results to the secretary of the district.  History: [(42-5218C) 42-5221, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 992; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 367, sec. 7, p. 1160.]
ID Code § 42-5218D (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5218D - CANVASS OF RETURNS — DECLARATION OF WINNERS.

42-5218D. CANVASS OF RETURNS — DECLARATION OF WINNERS. On the first Monday after each election, or at a time designated by the board of directors, the board shall meet at its usual place of meeting and proceed to canvass the returns. By order entered on its minutes, the board shall declare elected the person or persons having the highest number of votes for each office.  History: [(42-5218D) 42-5222, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 992; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 367, sec. 8, p. 1160.]
ID Code § 42-5219 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 52 - GROUND WATER DISTRICTS|Section 42-5219 - DIRECTORS AT LARGE.

42-5219. DIRECTORS AT LARGE. In the event a district is divided into six (6) or fewer divisions, the district is authorized to elect one (1) to two (2) directors at large. Directors at large shall be elected at the annual meeting of the district by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members present at the meeting. Every director at large elected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be a ground water user in the district. Directors at large shall hold office for a term of two (2) years, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Provided however, that in no event shall a district have more than a total of seven (7) directors serving at any time whether elected pursuant to the provisions of section 42-5218, Idaho Code, or pursuant to this section.  History: [42-5219, added 2005, ch. 367, sec. 9, p. 1160.]