Nevada SJR2: Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to elections involving incumbent justices or judges who are unopposed. (BDR C-26)

What the bill says

To amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to elections involving incumbent justices or judges who are unopposed. (BDR C-26) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to elections involving incumbent justices or judges who are unopposed…

From the introduced text, January 16, 2025:

to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to elections involving incumbent justices or judges who are unopposed. (BDR C-26) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to elections involving incumbent justices or judges who are unopposed. Legislative Counsel's Digest: The Nevada Constitution provides that, in an election, the person having the highest number of votes for an office shall be declared elected. (Nev. Const. Art. 5, § 4) This joint resolution proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide that if an incumbent justice of the Nevada Supreme Court or incumbent judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals or a district court is seeking election to the office that he or she holds and is not opposed by another candidate, then the ballot for that office must offer a voter only the choice to retain or not retain the justice or judge. If the number of votes for retaining the justice or judge is greater than the number of votes against retaining the justice or judge, then the justice or judge shall be declared elected. If the number of …

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Sponsors

• Robin Titus (R, 17) · primary sponsor