Nevada 2006 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Ten ballot measures appeared on the November 2006 ballot in the state of Nevada.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Funding Education First | Education funding | Require Legislature to fund K-12 schools | 
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| CICA | Nevada Property Owners Bill of Rights | Eminent domain reform | Prohibit transfer of property from one private party to another |
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| CISS | Second-Hand Smoke Act | Smoking ban | Prohibit smoking tobacco in public places | 
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| CISS | Nevada Clean Indoor Act | Smoking ban | Prohibit smoking tobacco in public places, including bars |
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| CICA | Raise Minimum Wage | Minimum wage, Nevada | Increase the minimum wage |
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| CICA | Regulation of Marijuana | Marijuana | Allow persons 21 years and over to purchase one ounce of marijuana |
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Key facts
- Through 2004, a total of 47 citizen-initiated ballot propositions had appeared on Nevada's ballot since the beginning of the process in 1918. Of those, 29 passed and 18 failed.
- With six initiatives on the 2006 ballot, the historical total of Nevada citizen initiatives increased to 53. Of the citizen initiatives on the 2006 ballot, four passed and two failed.
- Four were citizen-initiated proposed amendments to the Nevada Constitution; of these, one was a carryover from 2004, since in Nevada, initiated constitutional amendments must be voted on twice.
- Two were initiated state statutes.
- Three were legislatively-referred constitutional amendments.
- One was a legislatively-referred state statute.
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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