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Nevada Question 1, Public Employees' Retirement System Amendment (1974)

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Nevada Question 1

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Election date

November 5, 1974

Topic
Public employee retirement funds
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Nevada Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported declaring public employee retirement funds as trust funds to be used solely for the retirement system.

A "no" vote opposed declaring public employee retirement funds as trust funds to be used solely for the retirement system.


Election results

Nevada Question 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

60,649 82.40%
No 12,952 17.60%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

“

Question No. 1.
Amendment to the Constitution.

Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 of the 56th Session (1971), approved by the 57th Session (1973), proposing to amend Section 2 of Article 9 of the Nevada Constitution, relating to finance, declaring public employees’ retirement funds to be trust funds, be approved?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Nevada Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Nevada State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 22 votes in the Nevada State Assembly and 11 votes in the Nevada State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1974 Measures

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