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Nevada Question 8, Senate President Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
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
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Nevada Question 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 150,780 | 38.46% | ||
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241,246 | 61.54% | ||
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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Footnotes
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