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Nevada Question 7, Constitution Language on Voting Amendment (2004)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Constitutional wording changes |
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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 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported updating voting restrictions language and repealing an obsolete provision on legislative election of U.S. Senators. |
A "no" vote opposed updating voting restrictions language and repealing an obsolete provision on legislative election of U.S. Senators. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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418,857 | 54.34% | ||
| No | 351,982 | 45.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to change the provision that prohibits an “idiot or insane person” from voting to refer instead to “a person who has been adjudicated mentally incompetent, unless restored to legal capacity” and to repeal a provision relating to the election of United States Senators by the Legislature that was made obsolete by the adoption of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution? | ” |
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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