Nevada Question 2, Legislative Consent Calendar Amendment (1976)

Nevada Question 2
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the Legislature to create a consent calendar to exempt uncontested bills from being read aloud on three separate days in each House.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the Legislature to create a consent calendar to exempt uncontested bills from being read aloud on three separate days in each House.

Election results

Nevada Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		99,965	56.79%
No		76,073	43.21%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Question No. 2 Amendment to the Constitution. Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2 of the 57th Session (1973), approved by the 58th Session (1975), proposing to amend section 18 of article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, 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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Nevada

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• Nevada ballot measure laws

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada