Article XIX, Idaho Constitution

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Article XIX of the Idaho Constitution is entitled Apportionment. It has only two sections.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: Senatorial Districts This article was superseded by the code provisions for legislative districts, Sections 67-201—67-204. As originally adopted, this section provided as follows: Senatorial Districts Until otherwise provided by law the apportionment of the two houses of the legislature shall be as follows: The first senatorial district shall consist of the county of Shoshone, and shall elect two senators. The second shall consist of the counties of Kootenai and Latah, and shall elect one senator. The third shall consist of the counties of Nez Perce and Idaho, and shall elect one senator. The fourth shall consist of the counties of Nez Perce and Latah, and shall elect one senator. The fifth shall conist of the county of Latah, and shall elect one senator. The sixth shall consist of the county of Boise, and shall elect one senator. The seventh shall consist of the county of Custer, and shall elect one senator. The eighth shall consist of the county of Lemhi, and shall elect one senator. The ninth shall consist of the county of Logan, and shall elect one senator. The tenth shall consist of the county of Bingham, and shall elect on senator. The eleventh shall consist of the counties of Bear Lake, Oneida and Bingham, and shall elect one senator. The twelfth shall consist of the counties of Owyhee and Cassia, and shall elect one senator. The thirteenth shall consist of the county of Elmore, and shall elect one senator. The fourteenth shall conist of the county of Alturas, and shall elect one senator. The fifteenth shall consist of the county of Ada, and shall elect two senators. The sixteenth shall consist of the county of Washington, and shall elect one senator.

Section 2

Text of Section 2: Representative Districts This article was superseded by the code provisions for legislative districts, Sections 67-201—67- 204. As originally adopted, this section provided as follows: Representative Districts The several counties shall elect the following members of the house of representatives: The county of Ada, three members. The counties of Ada and Elmore, one member. The county of Alturas, two members. The county of Boise, two members. The county of Bingham, three members. The county of Cassia, one member. The county of Custer, two members. The county of Elmore, one member. The county of Idaho, one member. The counties of Idaho and Nez Perce, one member. The county of Kootenai, one member. The county of Latah, two members. The counties of Kootenai and Latah, one member. The county of Logan, two members. The county of Lemhi, two members. The county of Nez Perce, one member. The county of Oneida, one member. The county of Owyhee, one member. The county of Shoshone, four members The county of Washington, two members. The counties of Bingham, Logan and Alturas, one member.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Idaho State Legislature, "Idaho Constitution
• University of Idaho, "Idaho Constitutional Revision Commission"
• University of Idaho, "Idaho Constitution"
• The Spokeman-Review, "Idaho Constitution"
• Idaho Secretary of State, "Idaho Constitutional Amendment History"
• History.com, "Jul 3, 1890: Idaho Becomes 43rd State"
• Idaho Historical Timeline

Additional reading

• Colson, Dennis C. (1991). Idaho's Constitution: The Tie That Binds, Boise, Idaho: Caxton Press
• Crowley, Donald, and Florence Heffron (2011). The Idaho State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
• Talkington, H.L. (1911). Political History, State Constitution and School Laws of Idaho
• Visit Idaho.org, "Idaho History"