Nevada Question 2, Collective Bargaining Agreement Initiative (1956)

Nevada Question 2
Election date November 6, 1956
Topic Collective bargaining
Status Defeated
Type Indirect initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Nevada Question 2 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported adding a constitutional right for employees to bargain collectively, engage in union activities, and require union membership as a condition of employment under certain conditions.

A "no" vote opposed adding a constitutional right for employees to bargain collectively, engage in union activities, and require union membership as a condition of employment under certain conditions.

Election results

Nevada Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		38,554	43.03%
No		51,047	56.97%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

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Shall—“An Act of the People of the State of Nevada amending the Constitution of the State of Nevada by adding thereto Article 1, Section 42, relating to the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers, to carry on concerted activities in connection therewith, and to enter into collective bargaining agreements whereby membership in a labor organization shall be made a condition of employment upon certain conditions.” The People of the State of Nevada do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada is hereby amended by adding thereto Article 1, Section 42, reading as follows: “The right of employees, through labor organizations of their own choosing, to bargain collectively, and to enter into collective bargaining agreements, with their employers relative to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment, to peaceably carry on concerted activities in connection therewith for their mutual aid and protection, and to provide by such agreements that membership in such labor organizations commencing thirty days after commencement of employment or the making of such agreement shall be a condition of employment (provided that membership in such labor organizations and access through them to employment is open to all qualified persons upon equal and nondiscriminatory terms), shall not be denied, impaired, or abridged by law or by any department of the State Government.” SECTION 2. This amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nevada shall be in full force and effect from and after its enactment by the legislature and approval by the governor, or from and after its approval by a majority of the electors voting thereon and the official declaration of the vote.—be approved?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nevada

From 1912 to 1962, initiated constitutional amendments were indirect in Nevada. Voters made the process direct with the approval of Question 2 in 1962. The indirect process in Nevada required that an initiated amendment receive the legislature's and governor's approval or voter approval.

An indirect initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. There are two states – Massachusetts and Mississippi – that allow citizens to initiate indirect constitutional amendments.

While a direct initiated constitutional amendment is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiated constitutional amendment is first presented to the state legislature, which has various options depending on the state.

See also

1956 Measures

• 1956 Measures
• Collective bargaining on the ballot
• 1956 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada