Nevada Question 4, Insurance Rate Reduction and Reform Initiative (2004)

Nevada Question 4
Election date November 2, 2004
Topic Business regulations and Insurance policy
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Nevada Question 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 2, 2004. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported regulating insurance rates, including premium rollbacks, stricter oversight, and mandatory discounts.

A "no" vote opposed regulating insurance rates, including premium rollbacks, stricter oversight, and mandatory discounts.

Election results

Nevada Question 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		274,752	34.74%
No		516,216	65.26%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:

“

Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to add provisions governing insurance rates and practices in Nevada?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nevada

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In Nevada, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the total number of votes cast in the preceding general election. A simple majority vote in two consecutive elections is required for voter approval.

See also

2004 Measures

• 2004 Measures
• Business regulations on the ballot
• Insurance policy on the ballot
• Tort law on the ballot
• 2004 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada