Nevada State Question 20, Impeachment Power and Conviction Requirement Amendment (February 1889)
| Nevada Question 20 | |
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| Topic Impeachment rules and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on February 11, 1889. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported granting the Assembly sole power to impeach and requiring a two-thirds Senate vote to convict in impeachment trials. |
A "no" vote opposed granting the Assembly sole power to impeach and requiring a two-thirds Senate vote to convict in impeachment trials. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,722 | 22.07% | ||
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6,081 | 77.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 20 was as follows:
| “ | No. XX.—Senate Concurrent Resolution relative to amending the Constitution of the State of Nevada. Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Constitution of the State of Nevada be amended as follows: Amend section one of Article VII. of the Constitution of the State of Nevada so as to read as follows: Section one. The Assembly shall have the sole power of impeaching. The concurrence of a majority of all the members elected shall be necessary to an impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and, when sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be upon oath or affirmation to do justice according to law and evidence. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside over the Senate while sitting to try the Governor or the President of the Senate—when acting as Governor, upon impeachment. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators elected. | ” |
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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