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Nevada State Question 3, Prohibition on Address Liquor Traffic Abuses Measure (1926)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Nevada Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Nevada on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported affirming that constitutional prohibition failed to abolish liquor traffic abuses. |
A "no" vote opposed affirming that constitutional prohibition failed to abolish liquor traffic abuses. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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17,332 | 75.56% | ||
| No | 5,607 | 24.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | QUESTION No. 3.—Shall the following be approved, the same being one item or part of a measure, to-wit, of said Senate Joint Resolution No. 6: 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. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nevada State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes 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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