{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-34-213","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 34-213","heading":"Mandamus to enforce compliance by county clerk.","body":"(1) Whenever it appears to the secretary of state that a county clerk has failed to comply with a lawful directive or instruction prepared and distributed or given under the authority of the secretary of state, the secretary of state may apply to the appropriate district court or a judge thereof for a writ of mandamus to compel the county clerk to comply with such directive or instruction. In any such mandamus proceeding it is a defense that the directive or instruction in question is unlawful.\n(2) The remedy provided in this section is cumulative and does not exclude any other remedy provided by law against a county clerk who fails to comply with a lawful directive or instruction prepared and distributed or given under the authority of the secretary of state.","path":["TITLE 34 ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 2 DUTIES OF OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title34/t34ch2/sect34-213/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:19:32Z","sha256":"90c2e69ea330115b2ab6adc22c5aa0c823dc9d7f8f346ae3f907367322681565","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-34-212","next":"us-id/idaho-code-34-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}