Reclaim Idaho plans to file lawsuit against the state over ballot initiative bill signed by Gov. Little

Reclaim Idaho plans to file lawsuit against the state over ballot initiative bill signed by Gov.

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REPORTED,GOVERNOR LITTLESIGNED A BILL INTOLAW, MAKING ITALMOST TWICE ASHARD TO COLLECTSIGNATURES FORCITIZEN INITIATIVES.OPPONENTS SAY ITWILL BE NEARLYIMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYGRASSROOTSLEGISLATION TOPASS AGAIN.AND AS IDAHO NEWS6 REPORTER NICOLECAMARDA FOUNDOUT - A GROUPCALLED RECLAIMIDAHO IS PLANNINGTO SUE THE STATE."THE FIGHT ISN'TOVER.

NOT EVENCLOSE, BECAUSEWE'VE ALREADYDECIDED TO FILE ALAWSUIT TO ASK THECOURTS TO STRIKEDOWN THISLEGISLATION AND TOPROTECT THERIGHTS OF THEPEOPLE OF IDAHO."BEFORE SENATE BILL11-10 WAS SIGNEDINTO LAW BYGOVERNOR LITTLE -IDAHO WAS ALREADYONE OF THETOUGHEST STATESFOR INITIATIVES -REQUIRING 18DISTRICTS TOGATHER SIGNATURESFOR ANY BALLOTINITIATIVE - NOW ITSALL 35."13 OF THE 15INITIATIVESATTEMPTED FAILED.ONLY TWO OF THE 15INITIATIVES MADE ITON THE BALLOT ANDONLY OF THEMACTUALLY PASSEDAND THAT WASMEDICAIDEXPANSION.

SO ITSEXTREMELYDIFFICULT EVENUNDER THEPERVIOUS RULES TOGET SOMETHING ONTHE BALLOT IMAGINETAKING THAT ANDMAKING IT TWICE ASDIFFICULT ATLEAST."IN 2019 - LITTLEVETOED A SIMILARBILL THAT WOULDHAVE REQUIRED 32OF THE 35LEGISLATIVEDISTRICTS STATINGHE "QUESTIONED THECONSTITUTIONALSUFFICIENCY OF THEBILLS AND THEUNINTENDEDCONSEQUENCES OFTHEIR PASSAGE"IN LITTLE'STRANSMITTALLETTER FOR SENATEBILL 11-10, HE SAYSHE HAS SIMILARCONCERNS, BUT THISBILL PRESENTS ACLOSER CALL.QUOTE "IDAHO HASAN IMPORTANTINTEREST INENSURING THAT OURBALLOTS ARE NOTCLUTTERED WITHINITIATIVES THATHAVE NOTDEMONSTRATEDSUFFICIENTGRASSROOTSSUPPORT.

UNDERCURRENT LAW, ANINITIATIVE CANQUALIFY FOR THEBALLOT AFTERCOLLECTING VOTERSIGNATURES IN ONLYA FEW OF IDAHO'SMORE POPULATED,URBAN AREAS.""RURAL VOTERSHAVE ACTUALLY HADTHEIR VOICE HEARDTHROUGH THEINITIATIVESPROCESS.

HOWCOULD IT POSSIBLEBE THAT YOUREMPOWERING RURALVOTERS, THAT YOURHELPING RURALVOTERS BYPREVENTING ANYGRASSROOTSINITIATIVE FROMMAKING IT ON THEBALLOT."NICOLE CAMARDA,IDAHO NEWS 6THE GOVERNORSAYS HE'S WORRIEDABOUT STATEBALLOTS BEINGCLUTTERED WITHCITIZEN INITIATIVES.SO WE CHECKED.THERE HAVE BEENONLY 17 INITIATIVESIN THE PAST 30YEARS ACCORDINGTO THE SECRETARYOF STATE'S WEBSITE.JUST FIVE WEREEITHER APPROVEDOR ADOPTED.IN FACT, IN THE PAST20 YEARS, THE ONLYTWO INITIATIVES TOPASS WERE THEEXPANSION OFMEDICAID AND ONEALLOWING TRIBALVIDEO GAMINGMACHINES.TO READ LITTLE'SFULL LETTER ONSENATE BILL 11-10AND TO FINDINFORMATIONREGARDING RECLAIMIDAHO'S PENDINGLAWSUIT - VISIT OURWEBSITE, IDAHO