Nevada Question 5, Voting Rights for People in the Armed Forces Amendment (1956)
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| Topic Absentee and mail voting and Military service policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported replacing the word "enlistment" with "entry into such service" to ensure voting rights for all military service members. |
A "no" vote opposed replacing the word "enlistment" with "entry into such service" to ensure voting rights for all military service members. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 5 |
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54,959 | 76.85% | ||
| No | 16,554 | 23.15% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Assembly Joint Resolution—Proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, reading as follows: Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That section 3 of article II of the Constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: SECTION 3. The right of suffrage shall be enjoyed by all persons, otherwise entitled to the same, who may be in the military or naval service of the United States; provided, the votes so cast shall be made to apply to the county and township of which said voters were bona fide residents at the time of their [enlistment] entry into such service; and provided further, that the payment of a poll tax [or a registration of such voters] shall not be required as a condition to the right of voting. Provision shall be made by law, regulating the manner of voting, holding elections, and making returns of such elections, wherein other provisions are not contained in this constitution.—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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