Nevada Question 3, Legislative Review of Administrative Regulations Amendment (1988)

Nevada Question 3
Election date November 8, 1988
Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and State legislative authority
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, 1988. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to review, suspend, or nullify administrative regulations that exceed legal limits.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to review, suspend, or nullify administrative regulations that exceed legal limits.

Election results

Nevada Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		152,509	48.30%
No		163,255	51.70%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the Nevada constitution be amended to authorize specifically the legislative review of administrative regulations?

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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

1988 Measures

• 1988 Measures
• Administrative powers and rulemaking on the ballot
• State legislative authority on the ballot
• 1988 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada