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                                  TITLE  34
                                  ELECTIONS
                                  CHAPTER 17
                               RECALL ELECTIONS
    34-1702.  REQUIRED SIGNATURES ON PETITION. A petition for recall of an
officer shall be instituted by filing with the appropriate official a verified
written petition requesting such recall.
    (1)  If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in
subsection (1)(a) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed
with the secretary of state, and must be signed by registered electors equal
in number to twenty percent (20%) of the number of electors registered to vote
at the last general election held to elect a governor.
    (2)  If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in
subsection (1)(b) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed
with the secretary of state, and must be signed by registered electors of the
legislative district equal in number to twenty percent (20%) of the number of
electors registered to vote at the last general election held in the
legislative district at which the member was elected.
    (3)  If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in
subsection (2)(a) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed
with the county clerk, and must be signed by registered electors of the county
equal in number to twenty percent (20%) of the number of electors registered
to vote at the last general election held in the county for the election of
county officers at which the officer was elected.
    (4)  If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in
subsection (3) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed
with the city clerk, and must be signed by registered electors of the city
equal in number to twenty percent (20%) of the number of electors registered
to vote at the last general city election held in the city for the election of
officers.
    (5)  If the petition seeks recall of any of the officers named in
subsection (4) of section 34-1701, Idaho Code, the petition shall be filed
with the county clerk of the county wherein the district is located. If the
district is located in two (2) or more counties, the clerk in each county
shall perform the functions within that county. The petition must be signed by
registered electors of the district equal in number to fifty percent (50%) of
the number of electors who cast votes in the last election of the district. If
no district election has been held in the last six (6) years, the petition
must be signed by twenty percent (20%) of the number of electors registered to
vote in the district at the time the petition is filed.