Education Initiative PAC v. Committee to Protect Nevada Jobs

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we consider the proper standard of review to be applied when reviewing the adequacy of a ballot initiative’s description of effect. Nevada’s Constitution permits the Legislature to provide procedures to facilitate the initiative process. In 2005, the Legislature enacted NRS 295.009(l)(b), which requires a ballot initiative to provide in 200 words or less a description of the effect of the initiative. A description of effect serves a limited purpose to facilitate the initiative process, and to that end, it must be a straightforward, succinct,…