- (1) No person shall be elected to the office of executive unless he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and has resided within the county one (1) year immediately preceding his election.
- (2) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk. Each declaration shall have attached thereto a petition which contains the signatures of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) qualified electors.
- (3) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
- (4) The salary of the executive shall be set by the board of county commissioners and cannot be reduced except as a part of a general salary reduction.
- (5) The office of the executive shall be deemed vacant as provided in section 59-901, Idaho Code. The vacancy shall be filled according to the provisions of section 59-906A, Idaho Code.
[31-5203, added 1996, ch. 283, sec. 3, p. 923.]