Nevada Question 8, Used Cars Tax Measure (1984)

Nevada Question 8
Election date November 6, 1984
Topic Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Nevada on November 6, 1984. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported excluding the value of traded-in vehicles from sales and use tax and removing the tax exemption for occasional vehicle sales, except between certain family members.

A "no" vote opposed excluding the value of traded-in vehicles from sales and use tax and removing the tax exemption for occasional vehicle sales, except between certain family members.

Election results

Nevada Question 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		99,197	37.87%
No		162,719	62.13%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:

“

Shall the Sales and Use Tax Act be amended to provide for excluding from the sales tax and use tax the value of any used vehicle taken in trade on the purchase of another vehicle and for removing the exemption from those taxes for occasional sales of vehicles except where such sales are between certain family members?

”

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.

See also

1984 Measures

• 1984 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1984 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada