New proposed ballot initiatives pursue redistricting reform in Nevada

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The ballot questions need 102,000 valid signatures, and -- because it would amend the state constitution -- voter approval in the 2024 and 2026 elections.
50% : Fair Maps Nevada filed two initiative petitions with the secretary of state's office this week that aim to end gerrymandering -- the practice of manipulating boundaries of an electoral district to favor one party or class -- and instead establish an independent commission to oversee the mapping, taking the duty away from the state Legislature.
47% : A political action committee is again pushing for an independent redistricting commission to appear on the 2024 ballot, aiming to change how the state conducts its once-a-decade rewrite of state and federal legislative districts.
47% : Fifteen states have a commission that draws the maps for legislative districts, six states have an advisory commission that helps the legislature, and five states have a backup commission that makes the decision if the state's legislature is unable to agree, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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