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Nevada Question 3, Voting Rights of People in the Armed Services Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Military service policy |
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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 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing military personnel to retain or not lose voting residency status regardless of their service. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing military personnel to retain or not lose voting residency status regardless of their service. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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121,576 | 79.70% | ||
| No | 30,960 | 20.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 3. Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution No. 45 of the 55th Session (1969), approved by the 56th Session (1971), proposing that Section 3 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, providing that persons in the armed services of the United States may vote so long as the votes so cast apply to the county and township such persons resided in at the time of their entry into the armed services of the United States, be repealed, and that Section 2 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to voting residence while in the armed services of the United States, be amended to provide that a person in the armed services of the United States will not gain or lose residency solely because of that service, 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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