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Nevada State Question 2, U.S. Constitutional Convention on Prohibition Amendment (1926)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition amendment. |
A "no" vote opposed applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition amendment. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 2 |
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18,131 | 77.21% | ||
| No | 5,352 | 22.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | QUESTION No. 2—Shall the following be approved: (Senate Joint Resolution No. 6. Senator Scott.) Senate Joint Resolution making application to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing an amendment to Article XVIII of the amendments to the constitution of the United States. WHEREAS, Both by popular vote and legislative action, the people of the State of Nevada are on record as favoring prohibition; and WHEREAS, Experience has demonstrated that the attempt to abolish recognized abuses of the liquor traffic by the radical means of constitutional prohibition has generally failed of its purpose; and WHEREAS, The Congress is now powerless to enact a law upon the subject, except under such constitutional limitations as to make its remedial value extremely doubtful; and WHEREAS, The constitution of the United States requires the Congress to call a constitutional convention upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the legislature of the State of Nevada make, and the said legislature does hereby make, application to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the XVIII of the amendments to the constitution of the United States, and that the Congress be required to submit the proposed amendment to the states for ratification or rejection. Resolved, That copies of this resolution, duly certified, be transmitted without delay by the secretary of state of Nevada to the Congress of the United States and the secretary of state of each of the legislatures of the several states. | ” |
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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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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