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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.
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Idaho ballot initiative filed to take on pending legislation aimed at changing current citizen initiative rules
The initiative takes on Senate Bill 1110, which would increase the signature threshold required to qualify a citizens ballot initiative. Author: Joe Parris Updated: 5:53 PM MDT April 8, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Under current Idaho law, citizens can get a voter initiative on the ballot if they get signatures from 6% of eligible voters statewide. As a part of that total, campaigns need signatures from 6% of voters in 18 of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts. Senate Bill 1110, which passed both houses and is waiting for action by the governor, would change that second requirement to getting 6% of voters in all 35 districts, not just 18.