Initiatives ahead

Marijuana advocates are laying plans for another effort at all-out legalization of pot in Nevada by initiative petition. A group called the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association says it has raised more than $100,000 so far for the signature gathering.

Such a measure has appeared on the Nevada ballot twice, in 2002, when it received 39.13 percent of the vote, and 2006, when 44.08 percent of voters supported it. Since then, two other states have made the drug legal and at least one opinion survey has shown a majority of Nevadans now in support of legal pot.

And former state legislator Sharron Angle has filed an initiative petition to prevent Nevadans from voting unless they present identification: “A registered voter who wishes to vote in person must present his or her proof of identity to the applicable election board officer.”

Since the requirement applies only to those voting in person, mailing precincts and absentee balloting might become more popular.