Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
State Affairs Committee votes to print RS31832, a proposal to raise initiative approval threshold to 60%
Summary
The State Affairs Committee voted to print RS31832, a bill to raise the voter approval threshold for citizen initiatives to 60%. Sponsors were asked to address legal and policy implications at a full hearing after members raised concerns about the Idaho Supreme Court and past initiatives that would have failed under a higher threshold.
The State Affairs Committee voted to print RS31832, a proposal to raise the voter-approval threshold for citizen initiatives to 60%, after a short floor exchange during its meeting.
Sponsor Representative Ponca opened discussion by arguing for a higher threshold, saying, "The initiative process is broken. This is one way to level the playing field a little bit by raising it to 60%. There are other…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
