Volunteers for Idahoans for Open Primaries held an event at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library this weekend at an event for local volunteers. The event was an opportunity to notarize signed petitions, hear an update for volunteers in Legislative District 1 on statewide progress, and announce a “walkathon” to collect signatures leading up to the statewide submission deadline.
Idaho legislators sought to undermine the constitutional right of Idahoans to run initiatives by enacting a 2021 law making it virtually impossible to get the required signatures. The Idaho Supreme Court struck the law down, based on its determination that the law violated the Idaho Constitution. The court said that the initiative is a fundamental […] The post Unconstitutional legislation seeks to subvert Idaho ballot initiative rights, yet again appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.