34-1801. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. The legislature of the state of Idaho finds that there have been incidents of fraudulent and misleading practices in soliciting and obtaining signatures on initiative or referendum petitions, or both, that false signatures have been placed upon initiative or referendum petitions, or both, that difficulties have arisen […]
34-1801A. PETITION. (1) An initiative petition shall embrace only one (1) subject and matters properly connected with it. (2) The following shall be substantially the form of petition for any law proposed by the initiative: WARNING It is a felony for anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his […]
34-1801B. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES FOR CITIES. Each city shall allow direct legislation by the people through the initiative and referendum. Cities shall follow the procedures set forth in this chapter subject to the following provisions: (1) The city attorney shall perform the duties assigned to the attorney general. (2) The city clerk shall perform […]
34-1801C. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES FOR COUNTIES. Each county shall allow direct legislation by the people through the initiative and referendum. Counties shall follow the procedures set forth in this chapter subject to the following provisions: (1) The county prosecuting attorney shall perform the duties assigned to the attorney general. (2) The county clerk shall […]
34-1802. INITIATIVE PETITIONS — TIME FOR GATHERING SIGNATURES — TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF SIGNATURES TO THE COUNTY CLERK — TIME FOR FILING. (1) Except as provided in section 34-1804, Idaho Code, petitions for an initiative shall be circulated and signatures obtained beginning upon the date that the petitioners receive both the fiscal impact statement and […]
34-1803. REFERENDUM PETITIONS — TIME FOR FILING — WHEN ELECTION HELD — EFFECTIVE DATE OF LAW. Referendum petitions with the requisite number of signatures attached, as verified by county clerks pursuant to section 34-1807, Idaho Code, shall be filed with the secretary of state not more than sixty (60) days after the final adjournment of […]
34-1803B. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS — REMOVAL OF SIGNATURES. (1) The signer of any initiative or referendum petition may remove his or her own name from the petition by crossing out, obliterating or otherwise defacing his or her own signature at any time prior to the time when the petition is presented to the county […]
34-1804. INITIAL FILING OF BALLOT MEASURE — PRINTING OF PETITION AND SIGNATURE SHEETS — PROPOSED FUNDING AND FISCAL INFORMATION. (1) Before or at the time of beginning to circulate any petition for the referendum to the people on any act passed by the state legislature of the state of Idaho, or for any law proposed […]
34-1805. SPONSORS TO PRINT PETITION — NUMBER OF SIGNERS REQUIRED. (1) After the form of the initiative or referendum petition has been approved by the secretary of state as provided in sections 34-1801A through 34-1822, Idaho Code, the same shall be printed by the person or persons or organization or organizations under whose authority the […]
34-1806. BINDING OF PETITION AND SIGNATURE SHEETS — APPROVED MEASURES TO BE PRINTED WITH SESSION LAWS. When any such initiative or referendum petition shall be offered for filing the secretary of state shall detach the sheets containing the signatures and affidavits and cause them all to be attached to one or more printed copies of […]
34-1807. CIRCULATION OF PETITIONS — VERIFICATION OF PETITION AND SIGNATURE SHEETS — CERTIFICATION OF PETITION SIGNERS — CERTAIN PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES VOID. (1) Any person who circulates any petition for an initiative or referendum shall be a resident of the state of Idaho and at least eighteen (18) years of age. Each and every sheet […]
34-1808. FILING OF PETITION — MANDATE — INJUNCTION. If the secretary of state shall refuse to accept and file any petition for the initiative or for the referendum with the requisite number of signatures of qualified electors thereto attached, any citizen may apply, within ten (10) days after such refusal to the district court for […]
34-1809. REVIEW OF INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL — CERTIFICATE OF REVIEW PREREQUISITE TO ASSIGNMENT OF BALLOT TITLE — BALLOT TITLE — JUDICIAL REVIEW. (1) After receiving a copy of the petition from the secretary of state as provided in section 34-1804, Idaho Code: (a) The attorney general may confer with the petitioner […]
34-1810. PRINTING AND DESIGNATION OF BALLOT TITLES ON OFFICIAL BALLOTS. (1) The secretary of state, at the time he furnishes to the county clerks of the several counties certified copies of the names of candidates for state and district offices shall furnish to each of said county clerks a certified copy of the ballot titles […]
34-1811. MANNER OF VOTING — PROCEDURE WHEN CONFLICTING MEASURES APPROVED. The manner of voting upon measures submitted to the people shall be the same as is now or may be required and provided by law; no measure shall be adopted unless it shall receive an affirmative majority of the aggregate number of votes cast on […]
34-1812. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. (1) After receiving a copy of an initiative petition from the secretary of state as provided in section 34-1804, Idaho Code, the division of financial management, in consultation with any other appropriate state or local agency, shall prepare an unbiased, good faith statement of the fiscal impact of the law proposed […]
34-1812A. ARGUMENTS CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES. Any voter or group of voters may on or before July 20 prepare and file an argument, not to exceed five hundred (500) words, for or against any measure. Such argument shall not be accepted unless accompanied by the name and address or names and addresses of the […]
34-1812B. SUBMISSION OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS. When the secretary of state has received the arguments which will be printed in the voters’ pamphlet, the secretary of state shall immediately send copies of the arguments in favor of the proposition to the authors of the arguments against and copies of the arguments against to the authors of […]
34-1812C. VOTERS’ PAMPHLET. (1) Not later than September 25 before any regular general election at which an initiative or referendum measure is to be submitted to the people, the secretary of state shall cause to be printed a voters’ pamphlet which shall contain the following: (a) A complete copy of the title and text of […]
34-1813. COUNTING, CANVASSING AND RETURN OF VOTES — EFFECTIVE DATES. (1) The votes on measures and questions shall be counted, canvassed, and returned by the regular boards of judges, clerks, and officers, as votes for candidates are counted, canvassed, and returned, and the abstract made by the several county auditors of votes on measures shall […]
