NEZ PERCE TRIBE v. CENARRUSA

No. 20281.

867 P.2d 911 (1993)

125 Idaho 37

NEZ PERCE TRIBE, Petitioner, v. Pete T. CENARRUSA, Secretary of State, State of Idaho, and Tom Boyd, Robert C. Geddes, Albert M. Johnson, Gary L. Montgomery, Harold W. Reid, James F. Stoicheff, JoAn E. Wood, Michael D. Crapo, Marti Calabretta, Herb Carlson, Patricia L. McDermott, Atwell Parry, Bruce L. Sweeney and Jerry Twiggs, Individually and in their capacity as members of the Idaho Legislative Council, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

October 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Nash, Lapwai, for petitioner.

Hon. Larry EchoHawk, Atty. Gen., David G. High, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for respondents. David G. High argued.


TROUT, Justice.

This is an original proceeding to determine the constitutionality of an amendment to Article 3, § 20 of the Idaho Constitution. The amendment clarifies Idaho's policy on gambling and specifically prohibits casino gambling within the State. The issue presented by Petitioner's amended petition is whether the legislature violated constitutionally mandated procedures for submitting a proposed amendment to the electorate.

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