Nevada 1984 ballot measures

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In 1984, voters decided on 12 statewide ballot measures in Nevada on November 6.

• Two of the measures were bond issues.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Voters approved two (16.67%) and rejected 10 (83.33%) measures.

On the ballot

November 6, 1984

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 10	Sales taxes	Tax 60% of materials for new manufactured homes and exempt used homes previously taxed in the state.		103,399 (40%)	156,676 (60%)
BI	Question 11	Bonds	Issue $20 million in bonds to purchase private land in the Tahoe Basin for conservation and pollution reduction.		119,385 (45%)	143,499 (55%)
CICA	Question 12	Supermajority; Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature	Require a two-thirds legislative vote and majority voter approval to raise most taxes and fees, with a 5% cap on property tax increases.		132,688 (48%)	143,874 (52%)
LRCA	Question 1	Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Exempt food for human consumption, excluding alcoholic beverages and prepared food, from any tax on sale or use.	a	225,611 (83%)	45,316 (17%)
LRCA	Question 2	Mineral resources; Property taxes; Legislature	Allow the taxation of mining proceeds at a different rate from other property, up to a maximum of 5 percent.		126,899 (49%)	133,748 (51%)
LRCA	Question 3	Legislature; Judiciary structure	Allow the legislature to increase, but not decrease, the number of district judges during a term.		128,007 (49%)	134,816 (51%)
LRCA	Question 4	Banking	Allow public money deposits in mutually owned financial institutions.		113,858 (43%)	148,151 (57%)
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature; Legislative processes	Allow the legislature to delegate technical reconciliation of statute changes to the legislative counsel.		78,169 (31%)	175,878 (69%)
LRCA	Question 6	Economic investment; Legislature; Debt limits	Exempt state-issued debt for purchasing local government bonds from the state debt limit.		73,757 (29%)	179,793 (71%)
LRCA	Question 7	Legislature; Legislative processes	Require the legislature to set permanent committee rules, changeable only by both houses and the governor’s approval.		121,010 (48%)	131,272 (52%)
LRSS	Question 8	Sales taxes	Exclude trade-in vehicle values from sales tax and end exemptions for occasional sales, except within families.		99,197 (38%)	162,719 (62%)
BI	Question 9	Bonds	Issue up to $10 million in state bonds to fund the construction and expansion of public libraries.	a	152,245 (57%)	114,572 (43%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Nevada
• Types of ballot measures in Nevada
• List of Nevada ballot measures
• 1984 ballot measures

External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada