Nevada 1970 ballot measures

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Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 3, 1970 ballot in Nevada.

• Seven measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments, one measure was a legislatively referred state statute and one measure was a legislatively referred bond question.
• Seven measures were approved.

On the ballot

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Residency requirements	Allow U.S. citizens who do not meet Nevada’s residence requirements to vote for President and Vice President in the state.	a	66,493 (56%)	52,037 (44%)
LRCA	Question 2	Recall	Change the signature requirement for recall petitions to 25% of registered voters who voted in the last general election.	a	62,460 (55%)	50,545 (45%)
LRCA	Question 3	Term limits	Limit the governor to two terms and bar those serving over two years of another’s term from being elected twice.	a	65,639 (56%)	50,951 (44%)
LRCA	Question 4	Salaries	Allow the legislature to set its pay and expenses, removing limits on session days and clerical costs.		28,407 (24%)	88,376 (76%)
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature	Require annual legislative sessions instead of biennial sessions in Nevada.		40,151 (34%)	78,707 (66%)
LRCA	Question 6	Legislature; Executive officials	Require the legislature to establish a state merit system for employment in the executive branch of government.	a	59,175 (53%)	51,729 (47%)
LRCA	Question 7	Legislature; Redistricting	Require legislative districts to be reapportioned based on population after each decennial census.	a	73,755 (66%)	38,219 (34%)
LRCA	Question 8	Taxes	Exempt prescription medicines from sales tax and apply sales tax to periodicals.	a	84,596 (72%)	32,863 (28%)
BI	Question 9	Parks; Bonds	Authorize $5 million in state bonds to acquire land or property for the state park system.	a	48,327 (62%)	29,133 (38%)

See also

• List of Nevada ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures

External links

• Nevada Legislature