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Nevada Question 2, Public Debt Limit Amendment (1968)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the state debt limit from 1% to 3% of assessed valuation, giving the State Controller authority to determine valuation, and limiting contracts that exceed the debt limit. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the state debt limit from 1% to 3% of assessed valuation, giving the State Controller authority to determine valuation, and limiting contracts that exceed the debt limit. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 56,392 | 45.68% | ||
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67,071 | 54.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 2. Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution proposing to amend section 3 of article 9 of the constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to state indebtedness, by increasing the maximum allowance for the state public debt to 3 percent of the state’s assessed valuation, by providing a flexible method of determining such valuation, and by restricting the contracts permissible outside the debt limit 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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