Voter suppression bills

H124, which eliminates student IDs as acceptable form of identification at the polls, was signed into law. I did not support this bill because it is unnecessary and attempts to put barriers in front of the ballot box. There has been no evidence of voter fraud in Idaho, and I am concerned as this bill follows Idaho's highest growth in registration for voters 18 and 19 years old in the nation.
 

H205, which would have repealed no-excuse absentee voting, failed in the House 30-40. This was a huge win and I'm grateful to all of the Representatives who voted against this harmful piece of legislation. I fully support the absentee voting process.

 
SJR101, the attack on the ballot initiative, passed the Senate but is currently held in the House State Affairs Committee, where I'm hoping it remains.