A Carson City judge ruled Thursday that a pair of proposed ballot questions seeking to establish an independent redistricting commission are legally deficient and cannot be placed on the ballot.
A Carson City judge ruled Thursday that a pair of proposed ballot questions seeking to establish an independent redistricting commission are legally deficient and cannot be placed on the ballot.
The organization backing the petitions, Fair Maps Nevada, began pushing the proposed ballot measures late last year the third attempt by the group to put an independent redistricting commission before voters in as many election cycles.
Lawsuits were filed Thursday in District Court to block ballot initiatives that would create an independent redistricting commission and redraw the maps.
Attorneys also wrote that the petition’s description of effect (a 200-word summary of the measure included on signature-gathering forms) is “legally deficient” because it does not state that the petition will result in the expenditure of state funds by the commission.