Knecht: Getting commerce tax petition on ballot tough in wake of court rejection

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Knecht: Getting commerce tax petition on ballot tough in wake of court rejection





















Controller Ron Knecht, who’s spearheading the drive to repeal the commerce tax, said Friday it’s going to be tough to redo the petition and get it on the ballot because of the limited amount of time remaining before signatures must be submitted.The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the existing referendum petition doesn’t adequately tell voters the impact of the measure — specifically it would unbalance the state budget by eliminating more than $121 million the controversial tax would funnel into K-12 education.Asked if they can do it, Knecht said, “We’re not sure.”Knecht said the group backing the petition had  …
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