Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Jim Jones on Thursday delivered a petition with more than 16,000 signatures to Gov. Brad Little’s office, urging him to veto SB 1110, a bill approved by both the Idaho House and Senate that would make it more difficult to qualify voter initiatives for the Idaho ballot.
Jones told the Idaho Press he thinks it’s constitutionally deficient and the people are supposedly the ones who have the power under the Idaho Constitution. He went on to say the Legislature is essentially trying to make it impossible for the people to execute their legislative power.
SB 1110 requires signatures of 6% of registered voters in all 35 of Idaho’s legislative districts in order to qualify any initiative for the Idaho ballot. The current law requires 6% from 18 of the 35 districts.
On Wednesday, the House passed the bill, 51-18, after it earlier passed the Senate, 26-9.
The bill now heads to the governor’s office, where it awaits a signature or veto.
