Nevada Question 5, Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Advisory Question (1978)

Nevada Question 5
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Constitutional rights and Federal government issues
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred advisory question	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Nevada on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported recommending that the Nevada Legislature ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ensuring equality under the law regardless of sex.

A "no" vote opposed recommending that the Nevada Legislature ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ensuring equality under the law regardless of sex.

Election results

Nevada Question 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		61,768	33.26%
No		123,952	66.74%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:

“

QUESTION NO. 5 Do you recommend that the Nevada Legislature ratify the following proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, commonly known as the equal rights amendment? Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Sec. 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Sec. 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

”

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

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Sex and gender issues on the ballot
• Federal government issues on the ballot
• Constitutional rights on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada