Nevada Minimum Wage Increase, Question 6 (2004)
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Nevada Question 6, also known as Raise the Minimum Wage for Working Nevadans, was on the November 7, 2004 election ballot in Nevada as a initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1]
- Yes: 545,490 (68.4%)
- No: 252,162 (31.6%)
Ballot Language
The language that appeared on the ballot:
[NOTE: In Nevada, constitutional amendments must be passed in two consecutive general elections before they may take effect. Therefore, Question 6 will appear on the November 2006 ballot for voter approval.]
Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to raise the minimum wage paid to employees?
Impact
The proposed amendment, if passed, would create a new section to Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution. The amendment would require employers to pay Nevada employees $5.15 per hour worked if the employer provides health benefits, or $6.15 per hour worked if the employer does not provide health benefits. The rates shall be adjusted by the amount of increases in the federal minimum wage over $5.15 per hour, or, if greater, by the cumulative increase in the cost of living measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with no CPI adjustment for any one-year period greater than 3%.
Controversy over donors
The campaign manager for Question 6 was Gail Tuzzolo, an AFL-CIO lobbyist. The "Yes on Question 6 PAC" reported all of its funding as an "in-kind" contributions from one nonprofit corporation, the "Give Nevada a Raise Corp." [2]
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