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STATEWIDE BALLOT QUESTIONS

 

QUESTION NO. 1
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 of the 73rd Session


CONDENSATION
Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to eliminate an unconstitutional requirement that a person must reside in Nevada for 6 months prior to an election in order to be eligible to vote in that election?

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QUESTION NO. 2

Amendment to the Nevada Constitution

Shall Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution be amended in order: to provide that the transfer of property from one private party to another private party is not considered a public use; to provide that property taken for a public use must be valued at its highest and best use; to provide that fair market value in eminent domain proceedings be defined as the "highest price the property would bring on the open market;" to provide that government actions, including but not limited to zoning, causing substantial economic loss to property requires the payment of just compensation; and to make certain other changes related to eminent domain proceedings?

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QUESTION NO. 3
Amendment to the Nevada
Constitution
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16 of the 73rd Session

CONDENSATION (ballot question)
Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to require that, before it can enact an exemption from property tax or from sales and use tax, the Nevada Legislature must:  (1) make certain findings regarding the social or economic purpose and benefits of the exemption; (2) ensure that similar classes of taxpayers must meet similar requirements for claiming exemptions; and (3) provide a specific date on which the exemption will expire?

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QUESTION NO. 4
Amendment to the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955
Senate Bill No. 502 of the 74th Session

CONDENSATION (Ballot Question)
Shall the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to authorize the Legislature to amend or repeal any provision of this Act without an additional direct vote of the people whenever necessary to carry out any federal law or interstate agreement for the administration, collection or enforcement of sales and use taxes, and to repeal an exemption from the taxes imposed by this Act on certain aircraft and aircraft components?

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