Why Idaho Must Reform the Initiative Process
House Bill 2 at https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0002/ attempts to fix Idaho's broken initiative process.
This bill would amend sections 34-1811 and 34-1813, Idaho Code, increasing the vote threshold necessary to pass a statewide initiative from 50% + 1 to 60%. It would leave in place the 50% + 1 vote threshold for passing referendums.
Idaho Freedom Foundation gave it a +1 rating (the highest available for the metric), which you can read at https://idahofreedom.org/house-bill-002-initiative-petition-vote-threshold/
Good overview of the initiative process and where it can be leveraged.
House Bill 2 at https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0002/ attempts to fix Idaho's broken initiative process.
This bill would amend sections 34-1811 and 34-1813, Idaho Code, increasing the vote threshold necessary to pass a statewide initiative from 50% + 1 to 60%. It would leave in place the 50% + 1 vote threshold for passing referendums.
Idaho Freedom Foundation gave it a +1 rating (the highest available for the metric), which you can read at https://idahofreedom.org/house-bill-002-initiative-petition-vote-threshold/
Good overview of the initiative process and where it can be leveraged.