CITY OF HUETTER v. Keene

EISMANN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment holding that pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-469 the positions of mayor and city councilman became vacant when the voter registrations of the occupants of those positions were can-celled after they had been sworn into office. We reverse.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 6, 2007, Bradley Keene was elected mayor of the City of Huetter and Jennifer Brown was elected to the city council. Their status as electors was challenged, and on December 27, 2007, the Kootenai County Elections Department sent them written inquiries by certified…