North Carolina Support for Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (May 1986)
| North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question | |
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| Topic Nuclear energy |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in North Carolina on May 6, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported advising the government of support for a "high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal site" in North Carolina. |
A "no" vote opposed advising the government of support for a "high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal site" in North Carolina. |
Election results
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North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 51,224 | 6.23% | ||
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771,325 | 93.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR the location within the State of North Carolina of a high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal site. [ ] AGAINST the location within the State of North Carolina of a high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal site. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Advisory question
The non-binding question was introduced into the North Carolina General Assembly as House Bill 5 on February 18, 1986, and was also approved in the House and Senate on February 18. State Rep. Martin Nesbitt (D) introduced HB 5.[1]
See also
Footnotes
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