Nevada Question 6, Appointed Judges' Term of Office Amendment (2002)

Nevada Question 6
Election date November 5, 2002
Topic State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported delaying elections for appointed Supreme Court justices and district judges until they serve at least 12 months, unless appointed within the final year of a 6-year term.

A "no" vote opposed delaying elections for appointed Supreme Court justices and district judges until they serve at least 12 months, unless appointed within the final year of a 6-year term.

Election results

Nevada Question 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		192,284	40.78%
No		279,233	59.22%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to revise the term of office of a Supreme Court justice or district court judge who is appointed to fill a vacancy?

”

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.

See also

2002 Measures

• 2002 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 2002 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada