Thu Oct 7, 2021 – 5:05 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Idaho’s Republican lieutenant governor stepped in to protect children from vaccination mandates by broadening a ban on vaccine passports while the state’s governor, who is a member of the same party, traveled out of state. The governor later reversed the order.
“Today, as Acting Governor, I fixed Gov. Little’s Executive Order on ‘vaccine passports’ to make sure that K-12 schools and universities cannot require vaccinations OR require mandatory testing. I will continue to fight for your individual Liberty!” Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin announced Tuesday.
Idaho law grants some powers to the second-in-command when the governor is out of state. The Idaho constitution says the lieutenant governor can run the state when the governor is absent.
Today, as Acting Governor, I fixed Gov. Little’s Executive Order on “vaccine passports” to make sure that K-12 schools and universities cannot require vaccinations OR require mandatory testing. I will continue to fight for your individual Liberty! #idpol pic.twitter.com/Jz87jfZaWc
— Janice McGeachin (@JaniceMcGeachin) October 5, 2021
Gov. Brad Little had barred “any State of Idaho governmental entity from requiring so-called ‘vaccine passports’ — or proof of COVID-19 vaccination for citizens
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