Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Keep Culinary Measures off the Ballot
I’ve never had a case decided so quickly before!
Ruling less than two weeks after briefing was completed, the Supreme Court upheld Judge Barker’s decision holding that the ballot measures supported by the Culinary Union were properly kept off the ballot.
The Court’s decision, made on the briefs, agreed that the Initiative violated the single subjet rule and the referendum gave a misleading description. He Court also held that the requirements of NRS 295.009 apply to all initiatives and referenda, not just those with state wide effect.
However, the Court did rule that in the future, a city must place properly certified measures on the ballot, and make any challenges to their validity in a court action.
See the decision here, and the briefs here.
We represented the intervenors in this action. Briefing came fast and furious, at several levels, offering an opportunity to get to know some of the folks over at Lewis & Roca, who represented the City.
All in all, a fun case.
