ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide that the governor may veto certain initiative petitions approved by the voters and for voters to override a governor’s veto.

This Idaho bill (H 85) changes how voter-approved initiative petitions become law. If an initiative gets a majority (but less than two-thirds) of votes, the governor can veto it within five days. If vetoed, the initiative is resubmitted to voters at the next general election, and voters can override the veto by approving it with at least two-thirds of the vote. This directly affects Idaho voters who use initiatives to propose laws and the governor’s role in that process. The bill also specifies that initiatives approved by two-thirds of voters become law immediately without gubernatorial action.