Boise doesn't want council elections in even-numbered years. But Idaho House persists Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman May 10—A bill to switch large cities to district-wide city council elections is not dead yet — despite a request from the original sponsor to drop the issue this year. Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder, a Boise Republican, killed the redistricting bill he sponsored after attempts from House members to make substantial changes. Now, House Republicans are trying again. Winder's bill was intended to clarify a law passed by the Idaho Legislature last year that requires cities with populations above 100,000 to elect council members by district instead of at-large. In Idaho, that would affect Boise, Meridian and, depending on the 2020 census, possibly Nampa.