On March 22, the Idaho Senate passed SB 1159, which makes it far more difficult to get statewide initiatives on the ballot. The vote was 18-17. All seven Democrats voted against it, along with ten Republicans.
It increases the number of signatures from 6% of the registered voters to 10%. It increases the number of legislative districts in which the measure must get 10% from 18 districts to 32 districts (Idaho has 35 legislative districts). It shrinks the petitioning period from 18 months to 6 months.
The bill also says a single initiative sheet cannot contain signatures from different legislative districts.
The bill takes effect immediately, so for 2020, 56,192 valid signatures will be needed.
Full procedure for Voter petitions in State Consts.
ZERO trust in incumbent gerrymander monarchs/oligarchs.
It is really disgusting how ballot access for initiatives and referendums, as well as for minor parties and independent candidates, is under attack all over the country. The politicians behind these attacks should all be removed from office.
Andy —
Are ALL the ANTI-Democracy machinations due to the actual/wannabee TYRANTS in Devil City DNC/RNC HQ —
following the COMMANDS of certain KILLEE monarchs/oligarchs ???
See top Brits in 1773-1775.
See top USA slavers in 1857-1860.
etc etc.
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PR and AppV
I would usually think that more opportunity for change is better; however, I believe that there’s a good thing about this that many aren’t talking about… is it possible that, with so much support (e.g, >56K signatures) around an initiative that it will increase the likelihood there will be greater opportunity for budgeting the efforts into implementation? Less time and other monies for promotion will be wasted? While all efforts to gain alignment are done upfront?