Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney say they plan to appeal Tuesday’s U.S. District Court decision granting Reclaim Idaho’s request for a second chance to qualify its school-funding initiative for the November ballot, after the statewide stay-home order cut off signature gathering prior to the state’s deadline.
No appeal had been filed on Wednesday, according to the Idaho Attorney General’s office. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill on Tuesday gave the state until 5 p.m. Friday to decide how to proceed, after giving it two choices:
The Idaho Press reports, those choices are — Either certify that the signatures already collected are sufficient and the measure can go on the ballot; or they can allow the volunteer group 48 more days of signature-gathering, the amount it lost when the stay-home order took effect, and allow signatures to be gathered electronically for safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
