Nevada Question 4, Legislative Compensation Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to set its own compensation and expense reimbursements, removing limits on session days and clerical expenses. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to set its own compensation and expense reimbursements, removing limits on session days and clerical expenses. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 28,407 | 24.32% | ||
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88,376 | 75.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 4. Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 27 of the 54th Session (1967), approved by the 55th Session (1969), proposing to amend Sec. 33, Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to compensation of legislators, by repealing the limitation that compensation shall not be paid for more than 60 days in any regular session nor for more than 20 days in any special session, nor more than $60 per session in clerical expenses and to permit the legislature to fix by law, two-thirds of the members of each house concurring, the compensation of members and their reimbursement for official expenses and restricting the extent and effective date of changes in compensation, 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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