Boise
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 210,145.[22] Boise is a general law city.
Boise has a signature requirement for valid petitions of 20% of the registered voters from the last municipal general election. The Petition layout and form are determined partially by city and state code and partially by the city clerk. Once the clerk has approved the form of the petition, circulators have a 75 day time restriction for circulating the petition. If they are successful in gathering enough signatures the ordinance goes to legislature for approval, then to the ballot.
- Boise City Code
Nampa
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 82,755.[22] Nampa is a general law city.
Nampa has laws very similar to Boise for its ordinance initiative and referendum. Its signature requirement for a valid petition is also 20% of the registered voters from the last municipal general election and the form, layout and information of the petition are also determined in part by code and in part by the city clerk. However, circulators have only a 60 day time restriction from after the form of the petition is approved.
- Nampa City Code
Meridian
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 76,750.[22] Meridian is a general law city.
Meridian requires 20% of registered voters at the last general election in the city for a valid petition and, as in state law, the time restriction for the petition is either 18 months after receiving the ballot title, or until April 30 on the year of the next general election, whichever comes earlier. The petition layout and information on the petition is determined by code and once a petition is validated it must go to the ballot if not adopted by the city.
- Meridian City Code
Idaho Falls
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 57,646.[22] Idaho Falls is a general law city.
Idaho Falls' city code has subject restrictions for initiative and referendum petitions on any measure pertaining to issuance of bonds, tax levies, fiscal appropriations, planning or zoning matters, matters involving administrative discretion or any other matter in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State of Idaho. The code establishes that the initiative and referendum be limited to legislative matters and shall not be used to impair any vested contract or property right or deprive any person of due process of law. The signature requirement for Idaho Falls is 20% of voters at the last general election of the city. Idaho Falls also specifies that the circulator of any petition must be a qualified elector of the city. The layout and information of the petition is established partly by code and partly by the city clerk. Once a petition is certified as sufficient, the initiative or referendum goes to the ballot, unless passed without alteration within twenty days.
- Idaho Falls City Code
Pocatello
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 54,810.[22] Pocatello is a general law city.
The signature requirement for a sufficient petition is 20% of voters who cast votes at last general election of the city. The circulator, who must be a resident of Idaho and at least 18 years of age, has 75 days after approval of the form of the petition for circulation. The initiative or referendum goes to the ballot, unless it is passed with no substantial difference within thirty days of certification of the sufficiency of the petition.
- Pocatello City Code
Caldwell
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 46,905.[22] Caldwell is a general law city.
Caldwell requires 20% of voters who cast votes at the last general election of the city for a valid petition. It enforces a 75 day time restriction after the approval of the form of the petition and upon the certification of sufficiency the ordinance goes to the ballot unless it is passed without any substantial differences within 30 days.
- Caldwell City Code
Coeur d'Alene
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 44,962.[22] Coeur d'Alene is a general law city.
Coeur d'Alene also has 20% signature requirement, but it is 20% of voters who actually cast votes at the last general election of the city. The circulator must be a resident of the city and at least 18 years of age. After the approval of the form of the petition, the layout and information of which is determined by code and by the city clerk, the circulator has a sixty day time restriction. The ordinance goes to the legislature for passage, then to the ballot if not passed in substantially the same form within thirty days.
- Coeur d'Alene City Code
Twin Falls
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 44,564.[22] Twin Falls is a general law city.
The signature requirement for a petition in Twin Falls is 20% of voters registered to vote at the last general election of the city.
Lewiston
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 32,119.[22] Lewiston is a general law city.
No process specific to Lewiston was found.
Post Falls
Population as of the July, 2011 census update: 28,104.[22] Post Falls is a general law city.
Post Falls gives circulators the time restriction of 60 days from approval of the form of the petition. The layout and information required on the petition is determined partly by code and partly by the city clerk. Once the petition is certified as sufficient, the ordinance goes to the ballot unless passed without any substantial differences within thirty days.
- Post Falls City Code
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