Nevada 2004 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Eight statewide ballot questions were on the November 2, 2004 ballot in the state of Nevada.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Question 1 | Education | Fund the operation of public schools before funding any other part of the state budget. | 
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| CICA | Question 2 | Education | Requires that the annual per-pupil expenditure for Nevada's schools equals or exceeds the national average | 
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| CICA | Question 3 | Judiciary | Limits attorney's fees in actions against providers of healthcare based upon professional negligence |
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| CICA | Question 4 | Insurance | Adds provisions to the Nevada Constitution governing insurance rates and practices |
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| CICA | Question 5 | Judiciary | Provides that a lawyer willfully involved in vexatious and frivolous litigation is liable |
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| CICA | Question 6 | Labor | Amends the Nevada Constitution to raise the minimum wage |
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| LRCA | Question 7 | Elections | Amends Nevada Constitution concerning mentally incompetent's eligibility to vote. |
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| LRSS | Question 8 | Taxes | Revises the sales tax exemptions in the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 |
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Key facts
- Through 2002, a total of 41 citizen-initiated ballot propositions had appeared on Nevada's ballot since the beginning of the process in 1918. Of those, 26 passed and 15 failed.
- With six initiatives on the 2004 ballot, the historical total of Nevada citizen initiatives increased to 47. Of the citizen initiatives on the 2004 ballot, three passed and three failed.
See also
- List of Nevada ballot measures
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Nevada
- Laws governing the initiative process in Nevada
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Nevada
External links
- Nevada Secretary of State web site
- Election Information from Secretary of State
- Secretary of State's web page on 2008 Initiatives & Referenda
- Registered Nevada Ballot Access Groups
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