Nevada Question 4, Suspended Sentences by State Courts Amendment (1976)

Nevada Question 4
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Nevada Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing justice and municipal courts to suspend sentences and grant probation, a power previously limited to district courts.

A "no" vote opposed allowing justice and municipal courts to suspend sentences and grant probation, a power previously limited to district courts.

Election results

Nevada Question 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		85,644	48.14%
No		92,247	51.86%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:

“

Amendment to the Constitution. Shall—Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 of the 57th Session (1973), approved by the 58th Session (1975), proposing to amend section 14 of article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, 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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Nevada

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• Nevada ballot measure laws

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External links

• Nevada Secretary of State: Political History of Nevada