Supermajority Provisions, Guinn v. Legislature and a Flawed Constitutional Structure
19 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2011
Date Written: 2004
Abstract
The constitutional crisis of 2003 was a defining event for Nevada and may prove instructive for the rest of the nation. Among the prominent features in the topography of the crisis were (1) state constitutional provisions that required two-thirds legislative approval for tax increases but only simple majority approval for spending increases and (2) the State Supreme Court's decisions in Guinn v. Legislature that ended the immediate impasse. Both are focal points of continuing controversy.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Johnson, Steve R., Supermajority Provisions, Guinn v. Legislature and a Flawed Constitutional Structure (2004). Nevada Law Review, Vol. 4, Spring 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1912554
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