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Idaho Abortion Measure Ballot Language Draws Lawsuit From Grassroots Group
The sponsor says the 38-word no statement is the longest proposed in Idaho history and asks the court to replace it with clearer wording.
- On Wednesday, Idahoans United for Women and Families sued Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador over Proposition 1 ballot language, alleging the text is "confusing, biased" and misleading to voters.
- State officials drafted explanatory statements for the measure, but Idahoans United argues the text violates Idaho law requiring clear and concise ballot language, a dispute rooted in how Prop 1's complex abortion provisions should be summarized.
- The 38-word "No" statement is "the longest proposed in Idaho history — by a wide margin," Idahoans United claims, compared to the typical 11 words for past ballot measures over 20 years.
- Production of 850,000 voter guides has paused amid litigation, with McGrane stressing the need for quick resolution before the September 11 deadline for finalizing ballot language.
- The Idaho Supreme Court previously ordered officials to revise initiative language in 2025, and similar ballot-language disputes have played out in Ohio, Missouri, and Montana between 2023 and 2024, with voters in those states ultimately approving abortion-rights amendments.
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Legal tug-of-war: Proposition One supporters sue Idaho officials over ballot language
In a continuing debate over Proposition One, the language in Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane’s Prop One “Yes/No” statement on the November ballot faces a legal challenge.
·Idaho Falls, United States
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The spokesman-ReviewGroup behind Idaho abortion initiative sues officials, calls ballot language ‘biased’
BOISE, Idaho — The nonprofit organization behind a ballot initiative that will let Idaho voters decide this fall whether to restore access to abortion has sued Republican state officials over what it says is “confusing, biased” language set to appear…
·Nebraska, United States
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Abortion initiative group sues Idaho state officials over ‘misleading’ ballot language
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·Boise, United States
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