Bill would require 10 additional Idaho cities to elect city council members by district

A bill that would require 10 additional Idaho cities to elect city council members by district is advancing to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives for a vote.

If passed into law, House Bill 720 requires all Idaho cities with populations of at least 25,000 to divide themselves into districts and elect city council members from those districts. Idaho law already requires cities with at least 100,000 residents to elect city council members by district.

The 10 cities that would be affected by the law change include Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Coeur d’Alene, Twin Falls, Post Falls, Rexburg, Lewiston, Eagle, Kuna and Moscow, said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Joe Alfieri, R-Coeur d’Alene.

As the Idaho law is currently written, local officials in these cities are allowed to create city council districts if they wish. Passing the new bill would require them to make the change.




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