Idaho Proposition 2 (2018)

The Medicaid For Idaho van is a symbol of the campaign. "78,000 Idahoans Need Health Care." Here canvassers coordinate outside of the Methodist Cathedral of the Rockies.

Idaho's Proposition 2 is an initiative which addresses the so-called Medicaid gap. A notable grassroots canvassing drive[1][2] gathered the prerequisite percentage of signatures of registered voters in the prerequisite number of legislative districts in the far-flung and deeply Republican state, namely 6% of all registered voters – a total of 56,192 signatures – in at least 18 of the 35 state's legislative districts, to place it on the ballot for the 2018 midterm elections. Ultimately over 70,000 signatures were collected.[3] Medicaid expansion is supported by (amongst others) the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan,[4] and the measure itself is opposed by the newly formed Political Action Committee Work, Not Obamacare PAC, an offshoot of the Idaho Freedom Foundation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Manny, Bill (April 13, 2018). "Luke Mayville and his Medicaid for Idaho campaign are proving us political 'experts' wrong". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Young, Jeffrey (March 21, 2018). "In This Red State, Progressives Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands Amateur activists, sick of being ignored by the GOP, are fighting to cover the uninsured". HuffPost. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ McCarter, Joan (July 6, 2018). "It's official, Medicaid expansion will be on Idaho's ballot". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Paulette. "Medicaid Expansion". JordanforGovernor.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ Davlin, Melissa (September 6, 2018). "Newly formed 'Work, Not Obamacare PAC' to fight Idaho Medicaid expansion". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  • IdahoansForHealthCare.org
  • ReclaimIdaho.org The grassroots organization
  • "Idaho Proposition 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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