GENERAL ELECTION GUIDE: Carson City Ballot Questions

QUESTION NO. 1

A Yes vote would authorize the Carson City School District to issue general obligation school bonds to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of school facilities. The bond would be tax neutral; your taxes would not go up or down as a result of the question passing or failing. Funds provided by the bonds will be used by the District to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipment of schools and school support facilities, as needed between now and November 2, 2020. If the proceeds of the taxes generated by the 43 cents per $100 of assessed value are not needed for payment of the bonds and purposes related to bonds including the required reserves for bonds, the proceeds may be used to pay for capital projects of the district.

A "no" vote would prevent the district from issuing general obligation school bonds or utilizing available property tax revenues as outlined in this Question. If the question does not pass, the funds would go to the city's general fund.

QUESTION NO. 2

This ballot question will serve to advise the Nevada Legislature of whether the majority of the voting public believes that the consent of the governing body of the local government should be required before the State Legislature can act to decrease revenues or reserves collected by, distributed to, or held by the local government, or impose fees on or mandate new or different services be performed by the local government. The Nevada Association of Counties has estimated that since July 2008 the Legislature has taken over $265 million in revenues collectively from the 17 Nevada counties to balance the State's budget. If approved, this question would send the message to the Nevada Legislature that the voters of this county want their local taxes to fund the provision of services by their local government and that the State should balance its budget without taking revenue from local governments. A vote against the question would send the message that the primary responsibility of providing government services remains with the state, therefore it is the duty of the state to use available revenue regardless of the source to balance its budget and carry out its responsibilities.