# Idaho Code § 34-607: 34-607 ELECTION OF GOVERNOR — QUALIFICATIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T34_C6_S34-607

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 34-607
- **Heading:** 34-607 ELECTION OF GOVERNOR — QUALIFICATIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-607

## Text

34-607. Election of governor — Qualifications. (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a governor shall be elected.

(2) No person shall be elected to the office of governor unless he shall have attained the age of thirty (30) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the state two (2) years next preceding his election.

(3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state.

(4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300) which shall be deposited in the general fund.

History:

[34-607, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 87, p. 351; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 3, p. 68.]

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