A. Before beginning to circulate any petition for initiative or for referendum, the person or persons or organization or organizations under whose authority the measure is to be initiated or referred shall send or deliver to the county clerk a copy of such petition duly signed by at least twenty (20) qualified electors of the county which shall be filed by the county clerk in his office, and who shall immediately transmit a copy of the petition to the prosecuting attorney for the issuance of the certificate of review as provided in Idaho Code section 34-1809.
B. After receiving a copy of the petition from the county clerk, the county prosecuting attorney may confer with the petitioner and shall, within twenty (20) working days from receipt thereof, review the proposal for matters of substantive import and shall recommend to the petitioner such revision or alteration of the measure as may be deemed necessary and appropriate. The recommendations of the prosecuting attorney shall be advisory only and the petitioner may accept or reject them in whole or in part. The prosecuting attorney shall issue a certificate of review to the county clerk certifying that he or she has reviewed the measure for form and style and that the recommendations thereon, if any, have been communicated to the petitioner, and such certificate shall be issued whether or not the petitioner accepts such recommendations.
C. Within fifteen (15) working days after the issuance of a certificate of review, the petitioner, if he desires to proceed with his sponsorship, shall file the ballot measure with the county clerk for assignment of a ballot title. The county clerk shall thereupon submit to the prosecuting attorney two (2) copies of the measure filed.
D. Within ten (10) working days after receiving said copies, the county prosecuting attorney shall prepare a ballot title as prescribed by Idaho Code section 34-1809.
E. A copy of the ballot title as prepared by the county prosecuting attorney shall be furnished by the county clerk with his or her approval form of any initiative or referendum petition to the petitioner.
F. Any person who is dissatisfied with the ballot title or the short title provided by the county prosecuting attorney may appeal to the board of county commissioners praying for a different title and setting forth the reason why the title as prepared by the county prosecuting attorney is insufficient or unfair. No appeal shall be allowed on a ballot title unless the appeal is taken within ten (10) days after said ballot title is filed with the county clerk. (Ord. 2007-12, 10-9-2007)