Nevada Question 5, Legislative Funding for Public Schools Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the requirement that an accurate statement of public money receipts and expenditures be published with the laws after each regular legislative session. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the requirement that an accurate statement of public money receipts and expenditures be published with the laws after each regular legislative session. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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32,075 | 63.21% | ||
| No | 18,665 | 36.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Senate Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 19 of article IV of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, reading as follows: Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, jointly, That section 19 of article IV of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: Section 19. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law. [An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public money shall be attached to and published with the laws at every regular session of the legislature.]—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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