Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist who is barred from the Idaho Capitol grounds and building, has filed to run for governor, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s website.
Bundy filed the initial paperwork Friday to run in the 2022 gubernatorial primary
Campaign documents show he is running as a Republican against many other GOP candidates including Gov. Brad Little and Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin
The race may be over for him before it s even begun as state election officials revealed his paperwork is invalid
That is because he failed to register to vote - a necessity for any candidate entering the governor race
Bundy was banned from the Boise state house for a year in August 2020
He was arrested twice last month on suspicion of trespassing at the building
BOISE â Today Reclaim Idaho filed suit in the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down Idahoâs recently enacted anti-initiatives law as unconstitutional. The Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitutionâa committee of distinguished Idaho lawyersâis serving as a plaintiff in the case alongside Reclaim Idaho.
The anti-initiatives law, signed by Governor Little on April 17th, requires ballot-initiative campaigns to collect signatures from at least 6% of registered voters in each of Idahoâs 35 state-legislative districtsâup from the 18 districts previously required.
Represented by attorneys Deborah Ferguson and Craig Durham of Ferguson Durham PLLC, Reclaim Idaho says the new anti-initiatives law violates the fundamental right of Idaho citizens to propose or reject legislation. The anti-initiatives law gives Idaho the most restrictive signature requirements in the nation, making it virtually impossible for grassroots organizations to qualify initiativ
Reclaim Idaho says this latest measure would make it nearly impossible get initiatives on the ballot. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 4:52 PM MDT May 7, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation last month making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in Idaho.
Little vetoed similar legislation in 2019 out of concern a federal court could find it unconstitutional and dictate the state’s ballot initiative process.
Reclaim Idaho says this latest measure would make it nearly impossible get initiatives on the ballot and have filed suit in the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down the law as unconstitutional.