Nevada Question 2, Appellate Court Amendment (2010)

Nevada Question 2
Election date November 2, 2010
Topic State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 2, 2010. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to create an intermediate appellate court to hear certain civil and criminal appeals from district courts.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to create an intermediate appellate court to hear certain civil and criminal appeals from district courts.

Election results

Nevada Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		313,769	46.82%
No		356,357	53.18%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to allow for the establishment of an intermediate appellate court, that would have jurisdiction over appeals of certain civil and criminal cases arising from the district courts?

”

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.

See also

2010 Measures

• 2010 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 2010 legislative sessions

Nevada

• Nevada ballot measures
• Nevada ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada