Nevada State Question 3, County Abolishment Amendment (1940)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 5, 1940. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the legislature from abolishing a county without approval by both the county's voters and a majority of state voters. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the legislature from abolishing a county without approval by both the county's voters and a majority of state voters. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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22,424 | 72.09% | ||
| No | 8,683 | 27.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Assembly Joint Resolution Relative to amending Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, reading as follows: ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate, That a section be added to Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, to be known as section 38 thereof, which section shall read: "The legislature shall not abolish any county unless the qualified voters of the county affected shall approve of such abolishment first by a majority of the qualified electors of such county proposed to be abolished voting separately, and then by a majority of the voters of the entire state voting at such election. The legislature shall provide by law the method of submitting and conducting such election." —be approved? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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