# Idaho Code § 50-403: 50-403 SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION LAWS BY COUNTY CLERK

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-403

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 50-403
- **Heading:** 50-403 SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION LAWS BY COUNTY CLERK
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 50 / Chapter 4 / Section 50-403

## Text

50-403. Supervision of administration of election laws by county clerk. (1) For each city, the county clerk of the county is the chief elections officer and shall exercise general supervision of the administration of the election laws in the city for the purpose of achieving and maintaining a maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, efficiency and uniformity. The county clerk shall meet with and issue instructions to election judges and clerks prior to the opening of the polls to ensure uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws during the election.

(2) Elections in a city located in more than one (1) county shall be conducted jointly by the clerks of the respective counties, as provided in section 34-1401, Idaho Code.

History:

[50-403, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 828; am. 2007, ch. 202, sec. 11, p. 624; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 103, p. 1050; am. 2021, ch. 325, sec. 13, p. 1000.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 50-401 50-401 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-401.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-402 50-402 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-402.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 50-404 50-404 REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-405 50-405 GENERAL AND SPECIAL CITY ELECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-406 50-406 METHOD OF NOMINATION — CLERK TO FURNISH PRINTED FORMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-406.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 50-410 50-410 TIME AND MANNER OF FILING DECLARATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-410.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 50-414 50-414 FAILURE TO QUALIFY CREATES VACANCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C4_S50-414.md)
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