Question
No. 1
Proposal to Issue Bonds for Conservation and Resource ProtectionShall the State of Nevada be
authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed
$200 million in order to preserve water quality; protect open space,
lakes, rivers, wetlands, and wildlife habitat; and restore and improve
parks, recreational areas, and historic and cultural resources?
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Question
No. 2
An Initiative Relating to the Definition of Marriage
Shall the Nevada
Constitution be amended to provide that: “Only a marriage between
a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this
state?”
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Question
No. 3
Amendment to the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955
Shall the Sales and
Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to provide an exemption from the taxes
imposed by that act on the gross receipts from the sale and the storage,
use or other consumption of farm machinery and equipment employed for
the agricultural use of real property?
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Question No. 4
Amendment to the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955
Shall the Sales and
Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to provide an exemption from the taxes
imposed by that act on engines and chassis, including replacement parts
and components for the engines and chassis, of professional racing
vehicles and for certain motor vehicles used by professional racing
teams or sanctioning bodies to transport certain items and facilities?
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Question No. 5
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
Shall the Nevada Constitution
be amended to repeal the constitutional rule against perpetuities?
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Question
No. 6
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
Shall the Nevada Constitution
be amended to revise the term of office of a Supreme Court justice or
district court judge who is appointed to fill a vacancy?
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Question
No. 7
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
Shall the Nevada Constitution
be amended to allow an exemption from the state debt limit for state
contracts necessary for the improvement, acquisition or construction of
public elementary and secondary schools?
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Question
No. 8
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
Shall the Nevada Constitution
be amended to authorize the Legislature to provide by law for a
reduction in the property taxes on a single-family residence occupied by
the owner to avoid a severe economic hardship to that owner?
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Question
No. 9
Amendment to the Nevada Constitution
An Initiative relating to the use and
possession of up to three ounces of marijuana, the distribution of
marijuana, and other matters related thereto.
Shall
the Nevada Constitution be amended to allow the use and possession of three ounces or less of marijuana by persons aged 21
years or older, to require the Legislature to provide or maintain penalties
for using, distributing, selling or possessing marijuana under certain
circumstances, and to provide a system of regulation for the
cultivation, taxation, sale and distribution of marijuana?
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Clark County Advisory Question No. 10
2002 Fair Share Transportation Funding Program
Shall the Nevada State Legislature
authorize the Board of Clark County Commissioners to implement the
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 2002 Fair Share
Funding Program, which will generate approximately $2.7 billion over 25
years from taxes on developers, aviation fuel, and retail sales to fund
improvements in local transportation, including additional street and
highway projects, new and expanded transit, added transit services for
senior citizens, and air quality improvements and make southern Nevada
eligible to receive up to an additional $3 billion in state and federal
funding for transportation and air quality?
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Clark
County Advisory Question No. 11
Homeless Services and Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Shall
the Board of County Commissioners urge the 2003 Nevada Legislature to
enact legislation establishing a Homeless Services and Affordable
Housing Trust Fund and authorize the Board of County Commissioners to
impose an annual property tax of $.01 per $100 of assessed valuation to
provide monies into that Trust Fund for operating services and housing
for the homeless and low income individuals and households?
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Clark
County Advisory Question No. 12
Local Control of Tobacco Use
Should
the Clark County Board of Health be able to adopt regulations that are
stronger than state law in order to protect people from secondhand
smoke? (This does not
include businesses that exclude persons under the age of 21.)
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Clark County Advisory Question No. 13
Prohibiting Tobacco Use in Certain Public Places
Should
secondhand smoke be completely prohibited by state law in places
frequented by children such as schools, grocery stores, restaurants, and
government buildings?
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Clark
County Advisory Question No. 14
Authority for a Locally Controlled
Not for Profit Public Electrical Utility
Should the Nevada Legislature take appropriate
action to enable the electrical energy provider for Southern Nevada to
be a locally controlled, not for profit public utility?
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Library Special Elective Tax Question No. 1
Shall the Board of Trustees of the Henderson
District Public Libraries be authorized to levy an additional property
tax rate for library purposes (including, without limitation, acquiring,
constructing, equipping and improving library facilities, the repayment
of debt issued therefor, and operating and maintaining library
facilities) of 4 cents per $100 assessed valuation for a period of 30
years commencing July 1, 2003? The cost for the owner of a new $100,000
home is estimated to be $14 per year.
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Boulder City Advisory Question No. 1
Should the City of Boulder City enter
a recreational land lease in the Eldorado Valley recreation area with
Club MX for the purpose of developing 50 acres as a Motocross Park?
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City of Mesquite Question No. 1
Sale Of Public Lands Amendment
Shall
the Mesquite Municipal Code be amended to read: “All public land sales
by the City of Mesquite must be conducted through a properly noticed
public auction or open to the public sealed bid process.
The City must set a minimum acceptable bid in the notice for the
sale.”?
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City of Mesquite Question No. 2
An Ordinance Amending the Mesquite
Municipal Code, 1-6-1
Shall the Mesquite
Municipal Code 1-6-1 be amended to require City Councilmembers to be
elected by district?
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City of Mesquite Question No. 3
An Ordinance Amending Mesquite
Code, 1-6-2
Shall an ordinance be passed to set
additional candidacy filing regulations for any City Officer or City
employee receiving compensation?
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Moapa E-911 Advisory Question
Shall the annual property tax rate be increased by
$0.005 per $100 of assessed valuation to fund the capital and operation
and maintenance costs of an E-911 Emergency Telephone Number System to
provide a single number and call identification system for police, fire,
and paramedic services?
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