Nevada Question 4, Sales and Use Tax Penalty Measure (1974)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Nevada Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Nevada on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Nevada Tax Commission to impose a penalty of up to 10% for late tax payments, instead of a mandatory 10%. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Nevada Tax Commission to impose a penalty of up to 10% for late tax payments, instead of a mandatory 10%. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 4 |
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39,350 | 54.87% | ||
| No | 32,370 | 45.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall—The Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to allow the Nevada Tax Commission to impose a penalty of ten percent (10%) or less if the tax is not paid on time, rather than the ten percent (10%) penalty now mandatory as required by law? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nevada State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 22 votes in the Nevada State Assembly and 11 votes in the Nevada State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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