American Civil Liberties Union Of Nevada v. Lomax

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• \[A]ssuming that ensuring statewide support of a ballot initiative is a compelling state interest...Nevada could base the 13 Counties Rule on legislative districts....\
• holding rule requiring fixed percentage of petition signatures from fixed number of counties in Nevada, favoring residents of sparsely populated areas over residents of densely populated areas, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
• striking down a requirement of signatures from 10% of voters in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties
• challenging party must show it is reasonable to expect action by challenged party “will once again give rise to the assertedly moot dispute”
• striking down Nevada's initiative ballot-access requirement that proponents obtain signatures of at least 10% of eligible voters, including 10% of eligible voters in 13 of Nevada's 17 counties
• “When evaluating whether these three elements are present, we must look at the facts as they exist at the time the complaint was filed.”

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