Nevada Question 1, Repeal of the Poll Tax Amendment (1966)

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Nevada Question 1

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements
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 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported repealing poll taxes.

A "no" vote opposed repealing poll taxes.


Election results

Nevada Question 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

90,241 86.89%
No 13,614 13.11%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution proposing to repeal Section 7 of Article 2 of the Constitution of Nevada relating to poll taxes, and reading as follows,
"Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, that section 7 of article 2 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be repealed."—be approved.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.

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