Ballot measure · Idaho · November 3, 2026
Proposition One
Title as the state lists it: Measure creating right to abortion before fetus viability, and post-viability to protect health; right to privacy; healthcare provider liability protections.1,
- How it got there
- Citizen initiative
- Kind of measure
- State law
- To pass
- A majority of the votes on it
- Researched
- October 27, 2026
Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.
§1What your vote means
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
A yes vote
A yes vote would create a state-law right to make reproductive health care decisions, including abortion before fetal viability and after viability in a medical emergency, would allow limits only when narrowly tailored to the patient's health, and would bar discipline or liability for providers who help.1 Where in the source: pp. 5, 10-12 (ballot titles and full text, Idaho Code § 39-803 as proposed)
A no vote
A no vote would keep current law, under which performing an abortion is a felony unless a physician judges it necessary to prevent the pregnant woman's death or, in the first trimester, the pregnancy follows a rape or incest reported to authorities.1,
More about it
The measure's own text sets January 1, 2027 as the date it would take effect.1 Where in the source: p. 12 (full text, Section 2)
§2How it got on the ballot
Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,
State law. It would change state law, not the constitution.1,
It is on Idaho's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,
§3What it needs to pass
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
A majority of the votes on it. The initiative passes if more voters vote yes than no on it.5 Where in the source: Idaho Code § 34-1811