Idaho SJR 107, Explain Requirements for State Debt Limits Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Debt limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Idaho SJR 107 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Idaho on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to state that the debts of organizations with no power to levy taxes or use the general fund are not the debts of the state and to otherwise remove language no longer applicable to the state operations. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to state that the debts of organizations with no power to levy taxes or use the general fund are not the debts of the state and to otherwise remove language no longer applicable to the state operations. |
Election results
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Idaho SJR 107 |
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205,949 | 65.09% | ||
| No | 110,439 | 34.91% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 107 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 1, Article VIII, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to delete obsolete language and amounts to clarify limits on state debts and liabilities, to provide for publication of notice of intent to create state indebtedness, to except from the section ordinary operating expenses and debts or liabilities that will be repaid within the fiscal year, to provide that debts and liabilities of independent public bodies corporate and politic created by law and which have no power to levy taxes or obligate the general fund of the state are not debts of the State of Idaho and to provide these amendments shall not make illegal those types of financial transactions that were previously legal under this section of the Idaho Constitution? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
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