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Nevada Question 2, Jurisdiction Limit for Justice Courts Amendment (1978)
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| Topic State judiciary and State legislatures measures |
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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 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the $300 jurisdiction limit for justice courts from the Constitution and allowing the Legislature to set court jurisdiction, qualifications, and terms of office by law. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the $300 jurisdiction limit for justice courts from the Constitution and allowing the Legislature to set court jurisdiction, qualifications, and terms of office by law. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 2 |
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106,255 | 62.30% | ||
| No | 64,305 | 37.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 2 Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution 36 to amend the State Constitution to empower the Legislature to fix the limit of original jurisdiction of the justice courts and the related appeal jurisdiction of the district courts and supreme court 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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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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