Nevada Question 1, State Judges Eligibility for Nonjudicial Office Amendment (1950)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting supreme court justices and district judges from holding nonjudicial offices during their elected or appointed terms. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting supreme court justices and district judges from holding nonjudicial offices during their elected or appointed terms. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 1 |
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33,500 | 81.56% | ||
| No | 7,573 | 18.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Senate Joint Resolution relative to amending section 11 of article 6 of the State Constitution, reading as follows: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That section 11 of article 6, constitution of the State of Nevada, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 11. The justices of the supreme court and the district judges shall be ineligible to any office, other than a judicial office, during the term for which they shall have been elected or appointed; and all elections or appointments of any such judges by the people, legislature, or otherwise, during said period, to any office other than judicial, shall be void.—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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Footnotes
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