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Nevada Question 1, Special Session Amendment (2012)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to call special sessions, limiting their topics and duration to 20 days except for impeachment, and requiring adjournment by midnight Pacific time. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to call special sessions, limiting their topics and duration to 20 days except for impeachment, and requiring adjournment by midnight Pacific time. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 1 |
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511,282 | 53.97% | ||
| No | 436,065 | 46.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to expressly provide that the Legislature may, on extraordinary occasions, convene a special legislative session upon a petition signed by two-thirds of the Legislators of each House; to limit the subject matter of bills passed at a special session; to limit the duration of a special session to 20 consecutive calendar days except for proceedings involving impeachment, removal or expulsion from office; and to require the Legislature to adjourn all sessions on their final day not later than midnight based on the actual time on the clock? | ” |
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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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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