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Idaho Voters Speak Up As Lawmakers Work To Make Ballot Initiative Process Harder
Republican Sen. Scott Grow.
I didn't even have to look, but for posterity .... a bill to restrict the people's voice, written/sponsored by a Republican politician in a red state.
Republican Sen. Scott Grow.
3/15/19
This week in Idaho, some voters are speaking out against a bill that would make it harder for citizens to get issues they care about on the ballot – anything from Medicaid expansion to marijuana. If passed, the bill would make it more difficult for citizen-driven initiatives to be put to voters in the state by requiring nearly twice as many people to sign petitions in one-third of the time. Additionally, signatures would need to come from nearly every legislative district in a state which is more than 40 times the physical size of Delaware. Medicaid expansion wouldn't have been possible under the proposed law, sponsored by Republican Sen. Scott Grow. But the hundreds of people who showed up for a public hearing earlier this week have said the bill is an attack on their Constitutional rights. Six members of the public were able to speak before Republican Sen. Patti Anne Lodge, the committee's chairwoman, tried to cut off a packed room from testifying. They eventually scheduled another hearing for Friday.
I didn't even have to look, but for posterity .... a bill to restrict the people's voice, written/sponsored by a Republican politician in a red state.