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Nevada Question 2, Remove the Office of Surveyor General Amendment (1954)

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Nevada Question 2

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Election date

November 2, 1954

Topic
Constitutional wording changes
Status

ApprovedApproved

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, 1954. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported abolishing the office of surveyor-general by removing references to it from the Nevada Constitution.

A "no" vote opposed abolishing the office of surveyor-general by removing references to it from the Nevada Constitution.


Election results

Nevada Question 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

35,128 63.58%
No 20,123 36.42%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Shall Assembly Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 19, article V, of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, reading as follows:

Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly,
That section 19 of article V of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, be amended to read as follows:

Section 19. A secretary of state, a treasurer, a controller, [a surveyor-general] and an attorney general, shall be elected at the same time and places, and in the same manner as the governor. The term of office of each shall be the same as is prescribed for the governor. Any elector shall be eligible to either of said offices,—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

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