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Nevada Question 3, Limitations on Legislative Session Days Amendment (1958)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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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, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing Section 29 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, which removed the 60-day limit on regular legislative sessions and the 20-day limit on special sessions. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing Section 29 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, which removed the 60-day limit on regular legislative sessions and the 20-day limit on special sessions. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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41,383 | 69.45% | ||
| No | 18,201 | 30.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution—Repealing section 29 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Nevada. Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That Section 29 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Nevada is hereby repealed.—be approved?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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