Nevada Judge Allows Voter ID Ballot Initiative, Says It Doesn’t Violate State Constitution

One Nevada judge has upheld a ballot initiative to require voters to show ID, while another judge rejected a plan to establish an independent redistricting commission. In a March 6 order, state District Judge William Maddox ruled that Nevada residents can vote on whether the state will enact voter ID requirements. The order was in response to a lawsuit filed by voter Jennifer Fleischmann against Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar. The lawsuit challenged a ballot initiative that would amend the state’s constitution to require voter ID, in addition to requiring residents who vote by mail to add an identification number to their mail-in ballot....