Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 | 3:09 p.m.
Three ballot initiatives backed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson will not be on November's ballot, as the Nevada Supreme Court ruled today that signature gatherers' affidavits failed to follow state law.
Two of the ballot initiatives would have diverted room tax money from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to the state budget.
The third initiative would have required a two-thirds super-majority on initiatives that increase taxes.
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision upheld an earlier district court decision, saying that the affidavits signature gatherers signed were faulty.
First, the opinion said, the affadavits did not list the number of signatures on the document. Secondly, there was no place for signature gatherers to swear that signers had an opportunity to read the full text of the initiative.
Only former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle's Proposition 13-style initiative could still make it on the ballot. Her initiative is being challenged by the Nevada State Education Association.
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