Rudeen v. Cenarrusa

TROUT, Chief Justice.

Appellants appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Respondents Kent Rudeen, et al. (Rudeen), which found the Idaho Term Limits Act of 1994 unconstitutional. We reverse.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

An initiative establishing term limits for elected “federal, state, county, municipal and school district officials” (Term Limits Act) appeared on the ballot at the general election held in Idaho on November 8, 1994. The effect of the Term Limits Act is to prohibit the names of certain incumbents from appearing on the ballot. Fifty-nine percent…