Nevada Question 3, Legislature Expenses Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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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 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to set the payment amount for legislators' postage, express charges, newspapers, and stationery. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to set the payment amount for legislators' postage, express charges, newspapers, and stationery. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 86,624 | 37.93% | ||
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141,758 | 62.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 3. Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution No. 23 proposing to amend section 33 of article 4 of the State constitution to allow the legislature to fix by law the amount of payment for actual expenses of postage, express charges, newspapers and stationery 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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