Nevada State Question 1, Municipal Officer Tenure and Dismissal Amendment (1946)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing municipal charters to control the tenure and dismissal of their officers and employees, exempting them from the state’s four-year office term limit. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing municipal charters to control the tenure and dismissal of their officers and employees, exempting them from the state’s four-year office term limit. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 1 |
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21,938 | 78.85% | ||
| No | 5,886 | 21.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Assembly Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 of article XV of the constitution of the State of Nevada, reading as follows: ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE XV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 11 of article XV of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: "Sec. 11. The tenure of any office not herein provided for may be declared by law, or, when not so declared, such office shall be held during the pleasure of the authority making the appointment, but the legislature shall not create any office the tenure of which shall be longer than four (4) years, except as herein otherwise provided in this constitution. In the case of any officer or employee of any municipality governed under a legally adopted charter, the provisions of such charter with reference to the tenure of office or the dismissal from office of any such officer or employee shall control." —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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Footnotes
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