Nevada Question 8, Senate President Amendment (1998)

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Nevada Question 8

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Election date

November 3, 1998

Topic
Salaries of government officials and State legislative structure
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nevada Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the Senate elect its own President, making them third in gubernatorial succession, and removing the presiding officers’ expense allowance.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the Senate elect its own President, making them third in gubernatorial succession, and removing the presiding officers’ expense allowance.


Election results

Nevada Question 8

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 150,780 38.46%

Defeated No

241,246 61.54%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:

Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to replace the Lieutenant Governor as Senate President with a senator elected by the Senate, who will also serve as the next official in the line of succession to the Governor following the Lieutenant Governor; and to abolish the expense allowance paid to the Senate President and the Assembly Speaker?

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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