Idaho voters say yes to English language

One constitutional amendment was rejected by Idaho voters Tuesday, while another was approved.

House Joint Resolution 4, which proposed that "only the Idaho Legislature shall have the power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances," was defeated, 416,808 no votes, 66.21% to 212,706 yes votes, 33.79%.

House Joint Resolution 6, which proposed that the English language shall be the official language for the State of Idaho, and to further provide that, except as required by federal law, English shall be used in all public proceedings, public documents, public instruction, and any other public acts of any public institution in the State of Idaho," was approved with 395,157 yes votes, 62.99%, to 232,133 no votes, 37.01%.

An advisory question regarding naming an official state gun for Idaho, the winner was the Winchester Model 1873 “Gun that Won the West," with 144,787 votes, 31.19%.