Nevada 2018 ballot measures

Elections in Nevada, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9 (mail), Oct. 16 (in-person), or Oct. 18 (online)
• Early voting: Oct. 20 - Nov. 2
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: No
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Six statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the Nevada ballot in November 6, 2018. Five of the ballot measures were approved and one was defeated.

HIGHLIGHTS

Two of the initiated constitutional amendments certified for the November 2018 ballot, the Energy Monopolies Amendment and the Medical Equipment Sales Tax Exemption Amendment, were approved for the first time in 2016. The state constitution requires amendments to be approved at two consecutive elections. While the Sales Tax Exemption Amendment was approved in 2018, thus becoming law, the Energy Monopolies Amendment was defeated.

Question 5 was approved. The measure was designed to automatically register citizens as voters when receiving certain services at the DMV.

Question 6 was approved. Question 6 was designed to require electric utilities to acquire 50 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by 2030. As an initiated constitutional amendment, voters voted on Question 6 again in 2020.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Trials	Expands the rights of crime victims	a
LRSS	Question 2	Taxes	Exempts feminine hygiene products from sales tax	a
CICA	Question 3	Energy	Regulations on the energy market	d
CICA	Question 4	Taxes	Sales tax exemption for medical equipment	a
IndISS	Question 5	Elections	Automatic voter registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles	a
CICA	Question 6	Energy	Requires 50 percent of energy to come from renewable resources by 2030	a

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure:	Support contributions:	Opposition contributions:	Outcome:
Nevada Question 4	$0.00	$0.00	a
Nevada Question 1	$9,284,254.19	$0.00	a
Nevada Question 5	$10,216,225.11	$0.00	a
Nevada Question 6	$10,740,223.29	$0.00	a
Nevada Question 3	$33,432,598.21	$63,960,356.43	d

Cost per required signature

See also: Ballot measure signature costs, 2018

The cost-per-required signature (CPRS) is a comparison of the amount of money spent on the petition drive to the number of signatures the state requires for an initiative to make the ballot. The following chart illustrates the CPRS for ballot initiatives:

Ballot Measure:	Topic:	Petition company	Cost	Signatures	CPRS
Nevada Question 4	Taxes	Bennett Medical Services	$110,125.00	55,234	$1.99
Nevada Question 5	Voting policy measures	Ramirez Group	$357,696.00	55,234	$6.48
Nevada Question 6	Energy	FieldWorks, LLC	$1,402,142.75	112,543	$12.46
Nevada Question 3	Energy	FieldWorks, LLC	$405,259.96	55,234	$7.34
Averages:	N/A	N/A	$568,805.93	N/A	$7.07

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens of Nevada may initiate statutes through the process of indirect initiative and constitutional amendments through the process of direct initiative. Once sufficient signatures have been collected, statutory initiatives are first presented to the Nevada State Legislature. If approved by the legislature and signed by the governor, the proposed statute becomes law. If not, the law is submitted to voters at the next general election. However, upon the governor's approval, the legislature may propose an alternative statute to voters. Proposed amendments proceed directly to a vote of the people, but must be approved at two consecutive elections.

A total of 55,234 signatures were due for indirect initiated state statutes on November 8, 2016. One initiative, an automatic voter registration measure, was certified and referred to the legislature. The deadline for submitting the 112,543 signatures to qualify initiated constitutional amendments for the November 2018 ballot was June 19, 2018. The number of signatures required for veto referendums was 112,543, and they were due on June 19, 2018.

Legislative referrals can be added to the ballot by the Nevada State Legislature. According to Section 1 of Article 16 of the Nevada Constitution, an amendment proposed by the legislature must be approved by a majority in both the House and Senate in two consecutive legislative sessions.

There were five constitutional amendments passed by the state legislature in 2015, which could appear on the 2018 ballot if passed again during the 2017 legislative session. In 2015, both chambers of the legislature were controlled by Republicans. In 2017, both chambers of the legislature were controlled by Democrats. Four of the amendments received no floor vote before the deadline to do so passed in 2017.

The 2017 legislative session ran from February 6 to June 5, 2017.

Historical facts

See also: List of Nevada ballot measures and History of Initiative & Referendum in Nevada

• A total of 73 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Nevada from 1996 to 2016.
• From 1996 to 2016, the number of measures on statewide ballots ranged from one to 17.
• Between 1996 and 2016, an average of seven measures appeared on the ballot in Nevada during even-numbered election years.
• Between 1996 and 2016, about 58 percent (42 of 73) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots were approved, and about 42 percent (31 of 73) were defeated.

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Commerce Tax Repeal Referendum	Taxes	Repeal a commerce tax on gross revenue of businesses over $4 million
IndISS	Voter ID Requirement Initiative	Elections	Voter ID requirement
CICA	Prevent Sanctuary Cities Initiative	Immigration	Prevent state or local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration laws
LRCA	Two-Thirds Vote for Revenue Increasing Measures Amendment	Direct Democracy	Two-thirds vote to pass a measure increasing or generating revenue
LRCA	Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment	Hunt and Fish	Constitutional right to hunt, fish, and trap

State profile

Demographic data for Nevada
	Nevada	U.S.
Total population:	2,883,758	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	109,781	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	8.4%	12.6%
Asian:	7.7%	5.1%
Native American:	1.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more:	4.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	27.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	23%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$51,847	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	17.8%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada

Nevada voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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See also

• 2018 ballot measures
• List of Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in Nevada
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Nevada

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