Denney Denies Tribe Request

Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says he won’t comply with a legal demand letter from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe asking him to certify SB 1011, the instant racing repeal bill, as law. “I don’t think personally that we have any authority to do that,” Denney said this morning. “The Constitution is silent on the duties and the code says it has to be authenticated by the governor, which certainly it was not.” Asked about bills that become law without the governor’s signature, Denney said, “They are authenticated. If you look, HB 75 this year became law without the governor’s signature, but he did send a letter to the House of Representatives saying that it was becoming law without his signature”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .