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
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
May 7, 2021 Boise Today Reclaim Idaho filed suit in the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down Idahos recently enacted anti-initiatives law as unconstitutional. The Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitutiona committee of distinguished Idaho lawyersis 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 Idahos 35 state-legislative districtsup 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.
GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Overrule Voters on Everything From Medicaid to Weed
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Amid growing concerns that Republicans will try to use new voting laws to overturn elections in the wake of a campaign of lies stoking unfounded fears about vote-rigging, GOP-led state legislatures across the country are already trying to reverse popular ballot initiatives approved by majorities of voters.
Missouri voters last year passed a ballot initiative to expand Medicaid. Arizona approved a new tax on the wealthy to fund schools. South Dakota legalized marijuana. But Republicans are trying to block those measures from being implemented and dozens of state legislatures are pushing new bills to make it harder to get voter initiatives on the ballot in the first place.
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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.