Idaho HJR 7, Simple Majority Vote for Citizen Initiatives Measure (1934)
| Idaho HJR 7 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Initiative and referendum process |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Idaho HJR 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Idaho on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing that a citizen initiative must receive a simple majority of votes cast on the initiative, rather than a majority of total votes cast for the office of governor. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require that a citizen initiative must receive a majority of the total votes for the office of governor. |
Election results
|
Idaho HJR 7 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 53,415 | 49.29% | ||
|
|
54,949 | 50.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section one (1) of article three (III) of the constitution of the State of Idaho be amended so as to provide that only a majority of the votes cast on any law proposed by the people of the State of Idaho, under the initiative, shall be required for its adoption? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Idaho Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Idaho State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 47 votes in the Idaho House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Idaho State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
 |
State of Idaho Boise (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
