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Idaho Senate Bill 1108 (2013)
| Idaho Senate Bill 1108 (2013) | |
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| Legislature: | Idaho Legislature |
| Text: | SB 1108 |
| Sponsor(s): | State Affairs Committee |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | February 15, 2013 |
| State house: | March 22, 2013 |
| State senate: | March 11, 2013 |
| Governor: | Butch Otter |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Laws governing the initiative process in Idaho |
| Code: | Elections Code: Initiative and Referendum |
| Section: | Title 34 Ch. 18 |
| Impact on initiative rights | |
 | CICF rating: Reduces Access  |
Idaho SB 1108 was introduced by the State Affairs committee on February 15, 2013. It was approved 25 to 10 in the Senate and in the House by a vote of 45 to 21 with 4 absentee or abstaining votes.[1][2]
Provisions
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures website SB 1108:
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Amends existing law relating to initiative and referendum elections to revise signature requirements. Adds geographic distribution as follows: 6% of the qualified electors at the time of the last general election in each of at least 18 legislative districts; provided however, the total number of signatures shall be equal to or greater than 6% of the qualified electors in the state at the time of the last general election. Revises provisions relating to the form of petitions to include legislative district on the signature sheet.[3][4] |
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Related bills
See also
- Changes in 2013 to laws governing ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Idaho
- Laws governing ballot measures in Idaho
- Idaho Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Openstates.org, Idaho Senate Bill 1108," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature website, Idaho SB 1108 information," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures website, Idaho 2013 bills," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
