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Nevada Question 7, State Board of Pardons Membership Amendment (1972)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the State Board of Pardons’ membership from the Governor, Supreme Court Justices, and Attorney General to the Governor and four appointed state residents. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the State Board of Pardons’ membership from the Governor, Supreme Court Justices, and Attorney General to the Governor and four appointed state residents. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 64,519 | 43.74% | ||
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82,988 | 56.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:
| “ | Question No. 7. Shall—Assembly Joint Resolution No. 46 of the 55th Session (1969), approved by the 56th Session (1971), proposing to amend Sec. 14 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, relating to the State Board of Pardons, by changing the composition of the State Board of Pardons from the Governor, the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General to the Governor and four residents of the State, none of them members of the judiciary, to be appointed by the Governor, 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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