Tax petitions off ballot
In LVCVA v. Secretary of State, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld the Secretary of State’s decision that three ballot initiatives involving taxes could not be presented to voters in November. The petitions were defective because the persons who collected signatures did not comply with the requirements of state law. Under NRS 295.0575, the circulators were to include sworn statements regarding the number of signatures witnesses and that each person signing the petition was given the opportunity to read the full text of the proposed ballot measure. The Court rejected the constitutional challenge to the statutory requirements, noting that the U.S.> Supreme Court has upheld similar language.
As someone who came to Vegas after Colorado’s economy was crippled by similar tax “reform” laws, I heartily applaud a decision that wards off similar ruin here for a time.
However, I am sure the person who paid the professional signature gatherers for such shoddy work is justifiably furious.
