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H0207......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS - Amends existing law to provide that the
Secretary of State shall cause to be printed in either the voters'
pamphlet, or in a pamphlet similar to the voters' pamphlet, the statements
prepared by the Legislative Council regarding submitted constitutional
amendments as well as the question that will be on the general election
ballot.
02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest, Jaquet,
Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker,
Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts,
Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail,
Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Clark, Edmunson, Harwood, Henderson, Nonini
Floor Sponsor - Mathews
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
Lodge, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
Siddoway, Stegner, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon, Malepeai, Stennett
Floor Sponsor - McKenzie
Title apvd - to House
03/20 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/21 Pres signed - To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 201
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 207
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; AMENDING
3 SECTION 67-453, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL
4 CAUSE TO BE PRINTED IN EITHER THE VOTERS' PAMPHLET OR IN A PAMPHLET SIMI-
5 LAR TO THE VOTERS' PAMPHLET, THE STATEMENTS PREPARED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
6 COUNCIL REGARDING SUBMITTED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND THE QUESTION
7 THAT WILL BE ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORREC-
8 TIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 67-453, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 67-453. STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. (1)
13 Whenever the legislature shall have directed the submission of a proposal to
14 amend the constitution of the state of Idaho to the electors, the legislative
15 council shall, not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date
16 of the election at which the proposed amendment will be submitted to the peo-
17 ple, prepare and file with the secretary of state a dossier containing the
18 following:
19 (1a) aA brief statement setting forth in simple, understandable language
20 the meaning and purpose of the proposed amendment and the result to be
21 accomplished by such amendment. The statement shall be included in the
22 publications of the proposed amendment required by law of the secretary of
23 state, and shall be printed on the official ballot by which such proposed
24 amendment is submitted to the electors; and
25 (2b) aA concise presentation of the major arguments advanced by the pro-
26 ponents and opponents of the proposed amendment designed to represent as
27 fairly as possible the arguments relative to the proposed amendment. In
28 preparing such arguments, the legislative council may seek the advice and
29 suggestions of known supporters and opponents or any other persons or
30 groups and may, in its sole discretion, use any of the suggested argu-
31 ments. If any such suggestions are utilized by the legislative council, no
32 recognition shall be given to the persons or groups which submitted the
33 argument. The arguments shall be published in the publications required by
34 law of the secretary of state, but shall not appear on the ballot by which
35 such proposed amendment is submitted to the electors.
36 (2) The secretary of state shall cause to be printed in either the
37 voters' pamphlet pursuant to section 34-1812C, Idaho Code, or in a pamphlet
38 similar to the voters' pamphlet, the arguments prepared pursuant to subsection
39 (1) of this section and the question that will be on the general election bal-
40 lot.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17038C1
The proposed legislation directs the Secretary of State to print and
distribute a voters pamphlet with arguments in support and in
opposition for a proposed constitutional amendment as well as
initiatives.
FISCAL NOTE
Information regarding constitutional amendments would be included in
the voters pamphlet currently prepared for initiatives and would have
only a minor impact on the general fund for the additional pages. In
the event no initiative qualifies for the ballot, the cost of the
voters pamphlet for a constitutional amendment would be approximately
$127,000.
Contact
Name: Tim Hurst, deputy Secretary of State
Phone: 334-2852
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 207