Gov. Little signs bill making it harder to bring voter initiatives onto ballots Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman
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BOISE (Idaho Stateman) Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a bill that will make it tougher for voters to bring initiatives onto statewide ballots, according to House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, a Democrat.
“Just got off the phone with the Governor. He signed S1110,” wrote Rubel on Twitter on Saturday morning.
Senate Bill 1110 was passed by the Senate in March and by the House earlier this month. The law will make it significantly harder for voters to get referendums or initiatives on ballots by requiring that 6% of registered voters in each of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts sign a petition before it will be accepted by the state. Currently, 6% of voters in only 18 districts are required to sign the petitions, which must also total 6% of voters statewide.
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BOISE, Idaho (KIFI)-Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Jim Jones is calling on the Legislature to reject Senate Bill 1110.
The bill would require all ballot initiatives to validate signatures from 6% of all registered voters in each of the state’s 35 legislative districts.
Opponents say the proposal would make it virtually impossible for volunteers to get an initiative on the ballot.
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