Bid to put Las Vegas A’s ballpark funding on ballot rejected by Nevada Supreme Court

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a bid to put the A’s baseball stadium funding on the ballot for voters.

Five justices formed the majority upholding the District Court’s judgment over Schools Over Stadiums, the group looking to put the measure on the 2024 ballot. They called the referendum invalid for violating the full text resolution of the Nevada Constitution, and for having a “legally inadequate description of effect.” Justices Elissa Cadish, Douglas Herndon, Lidia Stiglich, Linda Bell and Parraguirre signed the majority opinion.

Justices Kristina Pickering and Patricia Lee wrote the dissent.

Schools Over Stadiums vowed to organize again in 2026, releasing the following statement:

The A’s also sent a statement following the court’s decision:

“We are gratified the court agreed with our arguments about the referendum’s legal flaws. All Nevadans have a right to participate in direct democracy, but they need to properly inform the voters regarding their proposal. This measure obviously failed to do that, even after lengthy briefing in multiple courts pointing out that the referendum sponsors needed to correct their errors,” said Bradley Schrager, Bravo Schrager LLP, attorney for the coalition opposing the referendum.

Funding for the ballpark was allocated through Senate Bill 1 was approved in the 2023 Legislative session.

Schools Over Stadiums was formed in response.

In an interview with FOX5 Monday, Alexander Marks with Schools Over Stadiums said, “I think the public is tired of their politicians spending time on these endeavors while essential things like schools, housing go either unfixed or unnoticed.”

“All we were trying to do is ask Nevadans, ‘Do you want to pay for a billionaire’s stadium with public money?’ And that’s it.”

The full decision can be read here: