Nevada justices mulling open primary, ranked-choice measure – By Associated Press (Las Vegas Sun) / June 9, 2022
The Nevada Supreme Court is considering whether an initiative will advance to the ballot in November to ask voters if they want to create open primaries and ranked-choice voting in general elections.
Justices took no immediate action after hearing arguments Wednesday on an appeal by attorneys representing Democrats who argue the proposed measure violates a state constitutional requirement that ballot questions address just one subject.
Initiative proponents, backed by the Nevada Voters First political action committee, say the measure dubbed “Better Voting Nevada” addresses only one subject — the method for electing representatives for Congress, statewide offices and the Legislature.
A state judge in Carson City ruled in January that the measure met Nevada’s rules with “plain language (that) is straightforward, succinct, and non-argumentative.”
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