Nevada Question 7, Nevada Industrial Commission Amendment (1956)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring funds for industrial accident and occupational disease compensation to be held in a trust and used only for those purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring funds for industrial accident and occupational disease compensation to be held in a trust and used only for those purposes. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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53,724 | 74.58% | ||
| No | 18,316 | 25.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall—Senate Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of Article IX 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 2 of article IX of the Constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: SECTION 2. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the state for each year; and whenever the expenses of any year shall exceed the income, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency, as well as the estimated expenses of such ensuing year or two years. Any moneys paid for the purpose of providing compensation for industrial accidents and occupational diseases, and for administrative expenses incidental thereto, shall be segregated in proper accounts in the state treasury, and such moneys shall never be used for any other purposes, and they are hereby declared to be trust funds for the uses and purposes herein specified.—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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