vision2020@moscow.com: HOUSE BILL NO. 433

HOUSE BILL NO. 433

Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
Wed, 10 Jan 1996 21:11:08 -0800

The following Idaho legislation will make it more difficult for
individuals to qualify initiatives for the general election in
Idaho. Given the already fairly onerous requirements for qualifying an
initiative, this legislation would tend to dampen the initiative process.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 433
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HOUSE BILL NO. 433
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H0433................................................................by ERHART
INITIATIVES - Amends existing law to revise the requirements for gathering
signatures for initiative petitions so that a certain number of signatures
will be required from each county.

01/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/08 Rpt prt - to St Aff
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session - 1996
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL NO. 433

BY ERHART

AN ACT
RELATING TO INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PETITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 34-1805,
IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM
PETITIONS FOR THE BALLOT AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

SECTION 1. That Section 34-1805, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:

34-1805. SPONSORS TO PRINT PETITION -- NUMBER OF SIGNERS REQUIRED. After
the form of the initiative or referendum petition has been approved by the
secretary of state as in sections 34-1801<S><I> -- </I></S> <U><B> through </B></U>
34-1822<U><B> , Idaho Code, </B></U> provided same shall be printed by the person
or persons or organization or organizations under whose authority the measure
is to be referred or initiated and circulated in the several counties of the
state for the signatures of legal voters. Before such petitions shall be
entitled to final filing and consideration by the secretary of state there
shall be affixed thereto the signatures of legal voters equal in number to not
less than ten <S><I> per cent </I></S> <U><B> percent </B></U> (10%) of the electors
of the state based upon the aggregate vote cast for governor at the general
election next preceding the filing of such initiative or referendum petition.
<U><B> Of the ten percent (10%) aggregate vote cast for governor, no county
shall submit signatures that exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total cast in
that county for governor in the last general election. In addition, no county
shall turn in signatures of less than two percent (2%) of the total cast in
that county for governor in the last general election. </B></U>
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