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Nevada Question 2, Compensation and Election of District Judges Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to increase judges' salaries during their elected terms and requiring one-third of district judges to stand for election each general election. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to increase judges' salaries during their elected terms and requiring one-third of district judges to stand for election each general election. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 64,496 | 28.42% | ||
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162,421 | 71.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 2 Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 proposing to amend sections 5 and 15 of article 6 and section 9 of article 15 of the State constitution allowing the legislative to increase the salaries of judges during their terms for which they have been elected and providing that one-third of the State’s district judges stand election each general election 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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