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Nevada Question 2, Legislature Redistricting Amendment (1950)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislative authority |
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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, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the legislature to set the number of assembly members and apportion them among counties based on population after each decennial census. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the legislature to set the number of assembly members and apportion them among counties based on population after each decennial census. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 2 |
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32,150 | 77.51% | ||
| No | 9,331 | 22.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Assembly Joint Resolution relative to amending section 5, article IV, of the State Constitution, reading as follows: ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5, ARTICLE IV, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That section 5 of article IV of the constitution of the State of Nevada, be amended to read as follows: Section 5. Senators and members of the assembly shall be duly qualified electors in the respective counties and districts which they represent, and the number of senators shall not be less than one-third nor more than one-half of that of the members of the assembly. The senate shall consist of one senator from each county. The members of the assembly shall be apportioned on the basis of population; provided, that each county shall be entitled to at least one assemblyman. It shall be the mandatory duty of the legislature at its first session after the taking of the decennial census of the United States in the year 1950, and after each subsequent decennial census, to fix by law the number of assemblymen, and apportion them among the several counties of the state, according to the number of inhabitants in them, respectively.—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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