Green v. State Board of Canvassers
Idaho Supreme Court
Original proceeding in supreme court by writ of review. Under provisions of the constitution an amendment will' carry when it is properly submitted to the people, and a majority of those voting upon the question east their ballots in its favor, regardless of tbe number of voters voting upon other questions. {City of South Bend v. Lewis, 138 Ind. 535, 37 N. E. 986.) Judge Cooley, in his work on Constitutional Limitations, sixth edition, note 1, page 747, cites a large number…
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Original proceeding in supreme court by writ of review. Under provisions of the constitution an amendment will' carry when it is properly submitted to the people, and a majority of those voting upon the question east their ballots in its favor, regardless of tbe number of voters voting upon other questions. {City of South Bend v. Lewis, 138 Ind. 535, 37 N. E. 986.) Judge Cooley, in his work on Constitutional Limitations, sixth edition, note 1, page 747, cites a large number of authorities bearing upon the questions involved, and frankly says it is impossible to harmonize the cases. (Walker v.…
1Opinion of the CourtHeston, J.
The constitution of the state of Idaho eon-tains the following provisions in regard to amendments of that instrument:
“Article 20.
“Amendments.
“Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in either branch of the legislature,, and if the same shall be agreed to by two-thirds of all the *134members of each of the two houses, voting separately, such proposed amendment or ameiidments shall, with the yeas and nays thereon, be entered on their journals; and it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit such amendment or amendments to the electors of the state at' the…
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