Nevada Question 3, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Executive official term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the governor to two terms and preventing someone who served more than two years of another governor’s term from being elected more than once. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the governor to two terms and preventing someone who served more than two years of another governor’s term from being elected more than once. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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65,639 | 56.30% | ||
| No | 50,951 | 43.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 3. Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 of the 54th Session (1967), approved by the 55th Session (1969), proposing to amend Sec. 3, Art. 5 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to the qualifications for the office of governor, by limiting the terms in office that a person may serve as governor to two, and providing that no person who has held the office of governor or acted as governor for more than two years of a term for which another person was elected governor may be elected governor more than once, 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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