The Nevada Supreme Court determined that an initiative requiring all voters to show identification at the polls is allowed to move forward.
The group "Repair the Vote" wants to put the initiative on the November ballot.
Jennifer Fleischmann filed a complaint in court to try to prevent the initiative from moving forward.
She first argued that because the process of getting a government ID costs money, and there is no proposed tax or way of raising money, the initiative would be an "unfunded mandate" and is therefore illegal under the Nevada Constitution.
She said that if the initiative were to pass, there would need to be a way for voters to receive free identification for the law to be compliant.
The court found that it could not make a determination on the constitutionality of the initiative at this time.
Fleischmann's second argument was that the initiative's description was not legally sufficient.
The description reads as follows:Â
"If passed, this initiative would amend the State Constitution to require that all persons voting in person present an approved photo identification before being provided a ballot. It also requires that voters submitting a mail-in ballot provide additional verification of their identity when completing their mail-in ballot."
The court concluded that the description is legally sufficient, despite the fact that a longer description could have explained it better.
According to Repair the Vote, they need to collect 102,362 signatures with 25,591 from each Congressional District by Wednesday, June 26, for the initiative to appear on the ballot.
We've reached out to the Nevada Secretary of State's office for a comment.
