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Idaho Minimum Wage Initiative (2022)

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Idaho Minimum Wage Initiative
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Election date
November 8, 2022
Topic
Minimum wage
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens

The Idaho Minimum Wage Initiative was not on the ballot in Idaho as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.

Multiple versions of the initiative were filed:[1]

  • Version #1: Would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2025
  • Version #2: Would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $13 by 2026
  • Version #3: Would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $14 by 2026
  • Version #4: Would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2027

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of each version of the initiative is below:

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Idaho

The state process

In Idaho, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 6 percent of the registered voters as of the state's last general election. Petitions can be circulated for up to 18 months. Idaho features a distribution requirement that signatures equal to at least 6 percent of registered voters in 18 of the state's 35 legislative districts be included in petitions. Signatures for initiatives must be submitted by May 1 of the year in which the measure is to go on the ballot.

The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2022 ballot:

Initiative petition signatures are verified by county clerks and then sent to the secretary of state for certification.

Details about this initiative

  • The initiative was filed by Chris Stroh of Idahoans for a Fair Wage.[1]
  • The initiative did not file the required number of signatures to qualify for the ballot.

See also

Footnotes