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52Nov 3 election

Question 1: Background Checks for Gun Purchases

Passed with 50.4% yes.

Question 1 · Initiative · Nevada, November 8, 2016

Yes
558,631
50.4%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
548,732
49.6%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Question 1

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 8, 2016

  4. Passed (Done)

    50.4% yes

What a yes vote does

Require firearm transfers to go through a licensed gun dealer. Certain transfers, including temporary transfers and those between immediate family members, would be exempted.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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