Nevada State Question 21, Residency Requirements for Voting Amendment (1894)

Nevada Question 21
Election date November 6, 1894
Topic Residency voting requirements and Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 6, 1894. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported residency requirements for voting and excluding certain classes of persons from voting, including those convicted of treason or a felony.

A "no" vote opposed residency requirements for voting and excluding certain classes of persons from voting, including those convicted of treason or a felony.

Election results

Nevada Question 21
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		664	14.93%
No		3,782	85.07%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 21 was as follows:

“

Constitutional amendment No. 21, amending Sec. 1 of Article II of Constitution.

”

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.

See also

1894 Measures

• 1894 Measures
• Residency voting requirements on the ballot
• Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions on the ballot
• 1894 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Political History of Nevada (Election Results)