Idaho Supreme Court overturns tougher ballot initiative law
Reclaim Idaho announced Monday that it had turned in the last of nearly 97,000 signatures in their effort to get the Quality Education Act on the ballot. The initiative aims to increase K-12 funding by over $300 million annually.
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BOISE (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a new law designed to make it harder for voters to get initiatives on the ballot, saying the legislation was so restrictive that it violated a fundamental right under the state's constitution.
The ruling issued Monday was a win for Reclaim Idaho, a group that successfully sponsored a Medicaid expansion initiative three years ago and that is now working to qualify an initiative for the ballot that aims to increase public education funding...
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