Idaho SJR 13, Initiative Process Amendment (1912)

Idaho SJR 13
Election date November 5, 1912
Topic Initiative and referendum process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Idaho SJR 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Idaho on November 5, 1912. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating a process for citizen-initiated state statutes in Idaho.

A "no" vote opposed creating a process for citizen-initiated state statutes in Idaho.

Election results

Idaho SJR 13
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		38,918	71.92%
No		15,195	28.08%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Overview

At the election on November 5, 1912, voters also approved SJR 12, which created a veto referendum process.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 13 was as follows:

“

Shall Section 1 of Article 3 of the constitution of the State of Idaho be so amended as to give the people the power (under conditions to be hereafter prescribed by act of the Legislature) to propose laws of their own initiative and enact the same at the polls independent of the Legislature?

”

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

1912 Measures

• 1912 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• 1912 legislative sessions

Idaho

• Idaho ballot measures
• Idaho ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Idaho Secretary of State: Constitutional Amendment History, 1892-1918
• Evening Capital News, "Notice of Election," October 26, 1912