'i i;l t r,) William G. Myers III (ISB #5598) "-].!! Brian C. Wonderlich (ISB #7758) i! Alexandra S. Grande (ISB #9566) HOLLAND & IIART r-r-p P.O.Box2527 Boise, 83701-2527 Telephone: (208) 342-5000 Facsimile: (208) 343-8869 wmyers@ho1 landhart.com bcwonderlich@hollandhart. com as [email protected]

Attomeys for Senate Leadership

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF'IDAHO

In Re: VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS SENATE LEADERSIilP'S NOTICE OFNON-FILING RONALD M. NATE, , , , , , , THYRA STEVENSON, Supreme Court Docket No. 45001-201'l , TERRY GESTRIN, , , , GREG CHANEY, , LYNN LUKER, , STEVEN HARRIS, , , , JEFF THOMPSON, and KAREY IIANKS, House of Representatives; and , , , , CLIFFORD BAYER, , Senators, Petitioners.

LAWERENCE DENNEY, Secretary of State of the State of Idaho, in his official capacity, Respondent, and GOVERNOR C.L.'BUTCH" OTTER. Intervenor-Respondent,

O Ii TGINAL and SENATOR in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore; SENATOR BART M. DAVIS, in his official capacity as Majority Leader; SENATOR , in his official capacity as Assistant Majority Leader; SENATOR TODD M. LAKEY, in his official capacity as Majority Caucus Chair; SENATOR , in her official capacity as Minority Leader; SENATOR CHERIE BUCKNER-WEBB, in her ofhcial capacitv as Assislant Minority Leader; and SENATO{ MARYANNE JORDAN. in her official capacity as Minority Caucus Chair, Intervenors-Respondents. In response to the court's order dated May 19, 2017, Intervenors-Respondents Idaho

Senators Brent Hill, President Pro Tempore; Bart M. Davis, Majority Leader; chuck winder,

Assistant Majority Leader; Todd M. Lakey, Majority caucus chair; Michelle stennett, Minority

Leader; cherie Buckner-webb, Assistant Minority Leader; and Maryanne Jordan, Minority

caucus .,senate chair, each in his or her official capacity, (collectively, the Leadership") hereby

notiS the Court that they do not wish to address the validity ofGovernor Otter's veto ofHouse

Bill 67.

Pursuant to the Order, if the issue ofthe constitutionality ofHouse Bill 62 arises upon the request ofthis court, senate Leadership requests the opportunity to address their arguments to the court and the parties at the time and in the format established by the court.

Respectfully submitted this 25th day of May,20l7.

HOLLAND & HART r_r_p

William G. Myers III Brian C. Wonderlich Alexandra S. Grande Attomeys for Senate Leadership

SENATE LEADERSHIP'S NOTICE OF NON.FILING - T Certificate of Service

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 25th day of May, 2017, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing SENATE LEADERSHIP'S NOTICE OF NON-FILING by the methods indicated below, and addressed to the following:

Original filed via Hand Delivery with the .

Brian Kane, Esq. x U.S. Mail Office of the Attomey Genera, n Hand Delivered 954 W. Jefferson Street. 2nd Floor n Ovemight Mail Boise, ID 83720-0010 n Facsimile [email protected]. eov X Email Counsel for Respondent , Secretary of State

Bryan Smith, Esq. X U.S. Mail Smith. Driscoll & Assoc.. PLLC n Hand Delivered 414 Shoup Ave. n Ovemight Mail PO Box 50731 n Facsimile Idaho Falls. ID 83405 X Email [email protected]

C ouns e I for P e t it io ne r s David Hensley, Esq. X u.s. vtait Cally A. Younger, Esq. n gana Delivered Oftice of the Governor ! ovemight Mail P.O. Box 83720 ! Facsimile Boise. ID 83720-0034 X Emait David.Hensle),@ gov.idaho. qov Callv. Youneer@qov. idaho. gov

Counse I for Inteme nor- Respondent C.L. "Butch" Otter

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