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
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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.
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âTogether foreverâ: Idaho veteran who fought to be buried with her wife dies at 81
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Karen Hicks, sister of the late Idaho Navy veteran Madelynn âLeeâ Taylor, stands by two photographs of Taylor at Hicksâ Nampa home on Tuesday. Taylor was known for her work advocating for LGBT rights, including challenging state law to allow her wifeâs ashes to be interred alongside hers at a granite columbarium at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. | Sarah Miller, Idaho Statesman
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) Madelynn âLeeâ Taylor knew she wanted to be laid to rest with her wife. The Idaho woman felt so strongly that she took her convictions with her to court in 2014, fighting Idaho officials to ensure that her spouse, Jean Mixner, could share her columbarium vault at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
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