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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Nevada state lawmakers are bound by a state constitutional requirement to approve revenue-generating decisions with two-thirds majority votes, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday.
Court rules Nevada tax measures must have two-thirds vote
KEN RITTER and SAM METZ, Associated Press
May 13, 2021
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Nevada state lawmakers are bound by a state constitutional requirement to approve revenue-generating decisions with two-thirds majority votes, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday.
In a decision with more than $100 million in implications for lawmakers now in session, the seven justices sided unanimously with Republican state lawmakers and rejected arguments by Democrats.
The court declared the “plain language of the supermajority provision” requires more than a simple majority to extend existing revenue sources. In 2019, legislative attorneys advised Democratic leaders that they could prolong two revenue streams with simple majority votes a Department of Motor Vehicles transaction fee and a payroll tax.
Carson City’s district attorney said authorities are investigating a threat made against a state judge who dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win in Nevada..