Nevada residents reaffirmed a previous initiative that will require the state’s electricity supplies to change in the next decade.
Question 6, which was a measure on Tuesday’s ballot, sought to amend the Nevada Constitution to force electricity providers to shift to at least 50% renewable energy by 2030. The initiative passed with 56.5% support, according to the New York Times.
Nevadans passed the exact same initiative two years ago, and it appeared on the ballot again in 2020 because any amendment to the state constitution requires voters to pass the initiative twice. In 2017, the state legislature passed a bill that would’ve forced 40% renewable energy by 2023, but the then-Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed it, according to Vox.
While this measure has been called, the state has yet to count all of the presidential votes in the state. Nevada, which is in possession of six electoral college votes, will play a big role in determining whether President Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will win the race.
On Thursday, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in Nevada, alleging widespread “illegal votes,” although they did not provide evidence to support the claim. In addition to this lawsuit, the president’s campaign has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan and is demanding a recount in Wisconsin.
