Nevada Question 11, Office of Advocate for Customers of Public Utilities Measure(1982)

Nevada Question 11
Election date November 2, 1982
Topic State legislatures measures and Utility policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Nevada on November 2, 1982. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating the office of consumer advocate within the attorney general’s office to represent public utility customers in rate and service proceedings.

A "no" vote opposed creating the office of consumer advocate within the attorney general’s office to represent public utility customers in rate and service proceedings.

Election results

Nevada Question 11
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		158,339	71.60%
No		62,817	28.40%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 11 was as follows:

“

Question No. 11 An Act Relating to Public Utilities. Shall the legislative act creating the office of advocate for customers of public utilities be approved?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nevada State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1982 Measures

• 1982 Measures
• Utility policy on the ballot
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1982 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada