Idaho initiative campaigns submit signatures for measures on abortion and medical marijuana
On May 1, supporters of two Idaho initiatives that would add a right to reproductive freedom to state law and legalize medical marijuana submitted signatures to Idaho county clerks for placement on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Idaho has a Republican trifecta, meaning Republicans control the governorship and both state legislative chambers. If these measures make the ballot, Idaho will be the sixth state with a Republican trifecta to decide on a pro-choice or pro-reproductive rights ballot measure since 2016 and the tenth state with a Republican trifecta to decide on a medical marijuana legalization measure since 2016.
Supporters of the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative and Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative reported submitting more than 100,000 signatures for each measure. Both measures are initiated state statutes. Each would need at least 70,725 valid signatures to make the ballot (equal to 6% of the number of registered voters as of the state's last general election.) Idaho has a distribution requirement, requiring signatures to equal at least 6% of registered voters in 18 of the state's 35 state legislative districts (Idaho uses the same map for both its state House and state Senate.) County officials have until June 30 to certify the number of valid signatures and report their findings to the secretary of state.
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