<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Courtesy of <i>KIVI-TV </i>(Boise, Idaho) at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-governor-vetoes-bill-making-ballot-initiatives-tougher">https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-governor-vetoes-bill-making-ballot-initiatives-tougher</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><span style="font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif; font-size: 46px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Idaho governor vetoes bill making ballot initiatives tougher</span></div><div><br></div><div><div>BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a bill that would have dramatically toughened the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the ballot, and says he plans to veto a second bill intended to soften the first.</div><div><br></div><div>The Republican governor rejected the bill in a letter dated Thursday and delivered to the president of the Senate, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.</div><div><br></div><div>He issued his first veto because "I question the constitutional sufficiency of the bills and the unintended consequences of their passage."</div><div><br></div><div>Little says the result would be a federal judge defining Idaho's initiative process, and he can't let that happen.</div><div><br></div><div>The ballot initiatives bills have become some of the most contentious of the legislation this session. They are seen as a reaction by lawmakers to the Medicaid expansion passed by voters in November with 61% of the vote following years of inaction by the Legislature.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>