Nevada Question 4, Selection of State Supreme Court Justices Amendment (1972)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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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 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the selection of Supreme Court justices from elections to appointment by the Governor from a commission’s nominees. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the selection of Supreme Court justices from elections to appointment by the Governor from a commission’s nominees. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 56,944 | 38.19% | ||
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92,159 | 61.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 4. Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 23 of the 55th Session (1969), approved by the 56th Session (1971), proposing to amend Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada in its entirety, and to amend Sec. 2 of Article 7, Secs. 8 and 12 of Article 15 and Sec. 22 of Article 17, and to repeal Secs. 15, 16, and 17 of Article 17 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, all of which relate to the state judiciary, to change the method of selecting justices and judges of the state judiciary, and to otherwise provide for the unification and simplification of the state judiciary, 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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