Nevada Question 3, Sales and Use Tax Measure (2010)

Nevada Question 3
Election date November 2, 2010
Topic Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Nevada on November 2, 2010. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature amend or repeal the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 without voter approval to comply with federal law, except for tax increases or exemption reductions.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature amend or repeal the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 without voter approval to comply with federal law, except for tax increases or exemption reductions.

Election results

Nevada Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		213,759	32.15%
No		451,186	67.85%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to authorize the Legislature to amend or repeal any provision of this Act only if necessary to resolve a conflict with any federal law or interstate agreement for the administration, collection, or enforcement of sales and use taxes?

”

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

2010 Measures

• 2010 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 2010 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