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Nevada State Question 6, Legislative Compensation Amendment (February 1889)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on February 11, 1889. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported setting legislative pay by law, limiting expense reimbursements to $60 per session, and granting the Assembly Speaker and Senate President an extra $2 per day. |
A "no" vote opposed setting legislative pay by law, limiting expense reimbursements to $60 per session, and granting the Assembly Speaker and Senate President an extra $2 per day. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,926 | 37.07% | ||
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4,967 | 62.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | No. VI.—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 thirty-three of Article IV. of the Constitution of the State of Nevada so as to read as follows: Section thirty-three. The members of the Legislature shall receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law, and paid out of the public treasury, but no increase of such compensation shall take effect during the term for which the members of either house shall have been elected; provided, that an appropriation may be made for the payment of such actual expenses as members of the Legislature may incur for postage, express charges, newspapers and stationery, not exceeding the sum of sixty dollars, for any general or special session, to each member; and further more provided, that the Speaker of the Assembly and President of the Senate shall each, during the time of their official attendance as such presiding officers, receive an additional allowance of two dollars per diem. | ” |
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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