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Henderson Library District, Nevada, Question 1, Property Tax Measure (November 2024)
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| Topic District tax and Local property tax |
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| Type Referral |
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Henderson Question 1 was on the ballot as a referral in Henderson on November 5, 2024. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the district to levy an additional property tax rate of up to $20 per $100,000 of assessed property value (or $7 per $100,000 in home market value, according to the measure) for up to 30 years, starting on July 1, 2025, to provide funding for library facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the district to levy an additional property tax rate of up to $20 per $100,000 of assessed property value for up to 30 years, starting on July 1, 2025, to provide funding for library facilities. |
This measure required a simple majority to pass.
Election results
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Henderson Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 64,880 | 36.14% | ||
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114,645 | 63.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Board of Trustees of the Henderson District Public Libraries be authorized to levy an additional property tax rate for library purposes, including, without limitation, operating and maintaining library facilities, and acquiring, constructing, equipping and improving library facilities, in the amount of up to 2 cents per $100 assessed valuation for a period of up to 30 years commencing July 1, 2025? The cost for the owner of a new $100,000 home is estimated to be up to $7 per year. If this question is approved by the voters, any property tax levied as authorized by this question will be outside of the caps on a taxpayer’s liability for property (ad valorem) taxes established by the legislature in the 2005 session. | ” |
Path to the ballot
The Henderson Library District Board voted to refer to the question to the ballot.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Nevada
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Nevada.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 273," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ ACLU of Nevada, "Know Your Voting Rights - Voting in Nevada," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed October 3, 2024
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, “Voter Registration,” accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, “The Indy Explains: How does Nevada verify a voter's eligibility?” April 23, 2017
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter." accessed April 17, 2023
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