Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

Nevada Question 4, Nevada Day Advisory Question (1998)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Nevada Question 4

Flag of Nevada.png

Election date

November 3, 1998

Topic
Administration of government
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred advisory question
Origin

State legislature



Nevada Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Nevada on November 3, 1998. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported designating the last Friday in October as the legal holiday for Nevada Day instead of October 31.

A "no" vote opposed designating the last Friday in October as the legal holiday for Nevada Day instead of October 31.


Election results

Nevada Question 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

214,653 52.54%
No 193,875 47.46%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:

Should the Nevada Legislature pass a law to designate the last Friday of October as the legal holiday for observing Nevada Day?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nevada State Legislature to place an advisory question 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. Advisory questions require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also


External links

Footnotes