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                                  TITLE  40
                             HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
                                  CHAPTER 17
                        COUNTY HIGHWAY REORGANIZATION
    40-1702.  COUNTYWIDE ELECTION TO ADOPT METHOD OF SECONDARY HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION -- PROCEDURE. (1) In any county where there is a petition for
an election to adopt a new method of administration of the secondary highways
in the county, the procedure outlined in this chapter shall be followed.
    (2)  The petitions signed by five percent (5%) of the qualified voters or
twenty-five (25) persons, whichever is greater, of each highway district and
the area served by a county road department, where applicable, within the
county may be filed with the county clerk and upon the commissioners finding
that the petitions have been properly signed and filed, cause the formation of
a local highway study commission as provided in section 40-1712, Idaho Code,
prior to submitting the matter to vote of the entire county at the next
general election, providing that the next general election is not less than
one hundred eighty (180) days from the filing of the petitions. All of the
laws of the state relating to holding of elections at the county level shall
apply to the holding of the election, except as may be specifically modified
in this chapter. In addition to the other requirements of law, the notice of
election shall notify the electors of the issues to be voted upon at the
election, and publication of a notice shall be in accordance with the
provisions of section 40-206, Idaho Code. Public hearings within the county
shall be held, as deemed advisable, by the highway study commission.
    (3)  The election shall be conducted in such a manner that the vote is
canvassed separately in each of the existing highway districts and the area
served by a county road department, where applicable.
    (4)  The commissioners in the notice of election shall designate polling
places in each precinct and/or district, as appropriate, to adequately provide
for the vote at the election. Every qualified elector of the county may vote.
    (5)  The vote shall be canvassed by the commissioners within five (5) days
of the election.