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Growth Plan Appears Headed For Ballot in Reno
Category: City Government · State: Nevada · Source: Las Vegas Sun
A citizen initiative designed to limit sprawl around Reno appears headed for the November ballot. Supporters on Friday turned in petitions with more than 28,000 signatures _ about 10,000 more than the 18,093 signatures required to qualify the measure for the ballot. If approved, the initiative would require growth in Washoe County to be based on sustainable water resources within the county and would ban the importation of water from outside the county. Officials said it would be the first binding question on growth limits to appear on a county ballot. "We have no illusions that this fight is just beginning," petition leader Bob Fulkerson said. "The monied interests and developers have us in their sights." Pamela Galloway of Voices for a Sustainable Washoe County said the petitions received broad support from Republicans and Democrats alike. She said the initiative would require regional planners to plan for 200,000 more people for a total population of 600,000.
Angle Files for Property Tax Reform Initiative
Category: Initiative and Referendum · State: Nevada · Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
After two failed attempts, former assemblywoman Sharron Angle said Tuesday she filed enough signatures to qualify her property tax reform initiative for the Nov. 4 ballot. Angle could not give a solid number for the signatures she turned in to 17 county clerks but said it is more than the required 58,628. "We're over the minimum," she said. "We have a cushion in every county." Angle, who's opposing state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno, in the Aug. 12 Republican primary, was the only petition organizer to submit signatures Tuesday.
Mischief-Making Blockers are Signature Gatherers’ Bane
Category: Blocking · State: Nevada · Source: Las Vegas Sun
Russ Stevens walks out of the North Las Vegas DMV office and is approached by a woman asking him to sign a petition in favor of raising casino taxes to benefit teachers and schools. Suddenly, a young man descends on them, yelling. Say no to the tax grab! Think before you ink! Just say no! Confused, Stevens trudges off, leaving Andrea Grefrath without a signature. Nevadans may think the election is still six months away, but for the various interest groups gathering signatures to get their initiatives on the November ballot, the zero hour is May 20.
Nevada Supreme Court Will Hear Gaming Tax Petition
Category: Initiative and Referendum · State: Nevada · Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Nevada Supreme Court today announced it will conduct a hearing July 1 to determine whether a petition to increase the gaming tax should go on the November election ballot. Chief Justice Mark Gibbons set the tentative date to hear the Nevada Resort Association's appeal of a lower court decision that has allowed the Nevada State Education Association to circulate the petitions. "Nevada voters have a right to cast their ballots on appropriate matters and the Supreme Court will do whatever it can to prevent unnecessary delays," Gibbons said.
Property-rights debate echoes across nation
Category: Property Rights · State: California Idaho Nevada Oregon Washington · Source: Statesman Journal
When Oregon voters approved Measure 37 three years ago, they sparked similar movements in other states.
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