For the past century, Idaho's ballot-initiative process has given ordinary citizens a chance to make their voice heard and hold their government accountable.

Sadly, Idaho's proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives is now facing a coordinated attack by legislators and special-interest groups.

During the 2025 legislative session, Idaho legislators have proposed aggressive attacks on the ballot-initiative process, including:

• a proposal to give Idaho’s governor the power to immediately veto any initiative that doesn’t pass with 66.7% of the vote—even if an initiative is clearly backed by the majority of voters. No other state in the country gives a single elected official the power to overrule the will of the majority.
• a proposal requiring initiatives to receive 60% of the vote to pass, up from the current requirement of a simple majority (50% + one vote). This requirement would give a minority of voters (just 41%) the power to overrule the majority.  
• a proposal to ratchet up signature-gathering requirements and make it nearly impossible for citizens to qualify an initiative for the ballot. By requiring signatures from all 35 of Idaho’s legislative districts (up from the 18 districts currently required), the proposal would empower a single district to block the will of the majority in 34 other districts. In 2021, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that a 35-district requirement would violate the rights of Idaho citizens. Knowing that the proposal is unconstitutional, legislators are now going for the jugular by attempting to amend the constitution.

Some of these proposals have stalled out or have been held back in committee. One is currently advancing quickly. Each proposal is a brazen attack on Idaho’s proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives. Will you sign the petition and ask lawmakers to protect our initiative rights and reject all anti-initiative proposals?