Nevada Question 3, Board of Pardons Measure (1960)

Nevada Question 3
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported removing the Justices of the Supreme Court and attorney general from the board of pardons, and for the governor would act alone.

A "no" vote oppsed removing the Justices of the Supreme Court and attorney general from the board of pardons, and for the governor would act alone.

Election results

Nevada Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		33,462	41.13%
No		47,885	58.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

QUESTION NO. 3 Amendment to the Constitution Shall "Assembly Joint Resolution-Proposing an amendment to section 14, of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada. Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That Section 14, of Article 5 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: Section 14. The governor (justices of the supreme court, and attorney general, or a major part of them, of whom the governor shall be one,) may, upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as (they) he may think proper, remit fines and forfeitures, commute pun- ishments, and grant pardons, after con- victions, in all cases, except treason and impeachments, subject to such regulations" as may be provided' by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. In lieu of the independent action of the governor in matters of executive clemency, the legislature may provide for a board of pardons to be appointed by the governor and to serve at his pleasure and of which the governor shall serve as chairman. The legislature is authorized to pass laws conferring upon the district courts authority to suspend the execution of sentences, fix the conditions for, and to grant probation, and within the minimum and maximum periods authorized by law, fix the sentence to be served by the person convicted of crime in said courts, be approved?

”

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

1960 Measures

• 1960 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 1960 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