Idaho gas tax referendum falls short

“I believe that any time you want to tax somebody, the taxpayers should have the voice to say ‘yes’ or ‘no,’” Littlejohn said. “That’s just me.”

But in his first attempt at getting a rare voter referendum on Idaho’s ballot, he wasn’t prepared for the big job or the short time frame. Referenda must be filed, with all the necessary signatures, within 60 days after the final adjournment of the legislative session in which the law passed. The transportation bill, HB 312a, passed on April 10, the last day of this year’s legislative session, after weeks of hearings and negotiations and a rare House-Senate conference committee.

Referenda are rare in Idaho, but most notably were successfully used to overturn the controversial “Students Come First” school reform laws in 2010. More here . Betsy Russell, SR