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20.500.12592/573nc10

CLARIFYING m - QUESTION 3 • ■

20 Mar 2024

● If no candidate is the first choice of more than 50% of the voters in the general election, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. [...] A “Yes" vote would amend Articles 5 & 15 of the Nevada Constitution to allow all Nevada voters the right to participate in open primary elections to choose candidates for the general election in which all voters may then rank the remaining candidates by preference for the 20 offices of U. [...] 15 WHAT IS NEVADA QUESTION 3? Nevada Ballot Question 3 reads: “Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to allow all Nevada voters the right to participate in open primary elections to choose candidates for the general election in which all voters may then rank the remaining candidates by preference for the offices of U. [...] The general election must be held throughout the State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.28 What is the system currently in place for general elections? Nevada currently uses a simple majority or “first past the post” system, in which a candidate may enter the ballot as a: 1. [...] Only Through the Open Primary candidates will candidates of party’s primary represent the the same party major political are listed on parties in the the same general ballot.

Authors

Kristine Caliger

Pages
37
Published in
United States of America