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Nevada Question 6, Non-conflicting and Conflicting Amendments Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Ballot measure process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing nonconflicting constitutional amendments to take effect together and giving preference to the amendment with the most votes in cases of conflict. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing nonconflicting constitutional amendments to take effect together and giving preference to the amendment with the most votes in cases of conflict. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 6 |
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89,455 | 63.44% | ||
| No | 51,563 | 36.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 6. Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 55th Session (1969), approved by the 56th Session (1971), proposing to amend Sec. 1 of Article 16 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to constitutional amendments, by providing that nonconflicting concurrent or consecutive amendments to the same section of the state constitution shall be given effect if ratified by the voters at a general election, but, in the case of conflicting concurrent amendments, only that amendment which receives the largest number of favorable votes shall become part of the constitution, and in the case of conflicting consecutive amendments, once one amendment is ratified by the voters, the other shall not be offered for ratification, 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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