North Carolina Support for Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (May 1986)

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North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question

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Election date

May 6, 1986

Topic
Nuclear energy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Advisory question 		Origin

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North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question was on the ballot as an 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

North Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 51,224 6.23%

Defeated No

771,325 93.77%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "House Bill 3," accessed July 6, 2023
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