Luke Mayville, co-founder Reclaim Idaho, which is part of the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition, talks with an initiative supporter after supporters submitted signatures for final review for the ballot initiative on July 2, 2024. | Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced a bill in the House State Affairs Committee Wednesday morning to amend Idaho’s law related to the voting thres…

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A group of Idaho lawmakers hopes to make it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, kicking off what is likely to be a protracted fight over the rights residents have to enact legislation on their own. The bill from Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, would raise the threshold to pass a ballot initiative to 60% from its current simple majority requirement. It has eleven other co-sponsors. The ...

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Idaho state Reps. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, and Mike Pohanka, R-Jerome, listen to proceedings during the House State Affairs Committee on Jan. 7, 2025, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced a bill in the House State Affairs Committee Wednesday morning to amend Idaho’s law related to the voting threshold for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums. Idaho Code currentl…

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January 9, 2025 Darin #  Bill Introduced to Raise Idaho Voting Threshold to 60% for Ballot Initiatives (Boise, ID) Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced a bill in the House State Affairs Committee Wednesday morning to amend Idaho’s law related to the voting threshold for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums. Idaho Code currently states that “no measure shall be adopted unless it shall receive an affirmative majority of the aggregate numb…

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Bill Introduced to Raise Idaho Voting Threshold to 60% for Ballot Initiatives

Bill Description: House Bill 2 would increase the vote threshold necessary to pass a statewide initiative from 50% + 1 to 60%.  Rating: +1 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency, accountability, or election integrity? Conversely, does it increase public access to information related […]

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