1924 Nevada State Question 2

Referendum repealing equal rights for immigrants in relation to property November 2025 November 2025 6280 6249 4 November 1924 Shall Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 (Thirtieth Session), relative to amending article 1 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, by striking out section sixteen thereof, be approvedNote: Ormsby County no longer exists; Carson City on the map represents Ormsby County's percentage shade.Nevada State Question 2, Removal of Section 16 from Article 1 Amendment (1924) https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_State_Question_2,_Removal_of_Section_16_from_Article_1_Amendment_(1924) live https://web.archive.org/web/20251113171401/https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_State_Question_2,_Removal_of_Section_16_from_Article_1_Amendment_(1924) 13 November 2025 13 November 2025 Ballotpedia25 October 1924 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED UPON IN STATE https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/381502508/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20251112225536/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/381502508/ 12 November 2025 13 November 2025 Newspapers Mason Valley News 1924 Nevada State Question 2 File:1924_Nevada_State_Question_2_results_map_by_county.svg County results Yes #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Nevada File:Flag of Nevada (1915–1929).svg 1924 Nevada State Question 2 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Nevada to repeal language granting equal rights to foreign-born residents of the state in relation to native-born citizens in the context of the possession, enjoyment, and inheritance of property. The measure was narrowly passed, with 6,280 votes in favor and 6,249 against. Background Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 of the 30th session placed the amendment on the ballot. On March 5, 1923, the Nevada Senate resolved, with the Nevada Assembly concurring, the resolution.1923 Statutes of Nevada, Page 393 Resolutions and Memorials https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Statutes/31st1923/Stats1923R01.html#Stats1923R01page407 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251112235256/https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Statutes/31st1923/Stats1923R01.html#Stats1923R01page407 12 November 2025 12 November 2025 Results The following table details the results by county:STATE OF NEVADA BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 1923=1924 https://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/255249-1924.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20251112231638/https://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/255249-1924.pdf 12 November 2025 12 November 2025 75 CountyYesNo#%#%Churchill33946.9538353.05Clark45663.1626636.84Douglas8136.0014464.00Elko62550.6560949.35Esmeralda16257.6511942.35Eureka6737.0211462.98Humboldt30742.5241557.48Lander13051.7912148.21Lincoln13240.9919059.01Lyon26549.0727550.93Mineral9245.3211154.68Nye67364.1637635.84Ormsby29563.4417036.56Pershing17245.3820754.62Storey15053.3813146.62Washoe1,89048.072,04251.93White Pine44443.5357656.47Total6,28050.126,24949.88 Effect The amendment repealed Article 1, Section 16, of the Constitution of Nevada, titled “Rights of foreigners,” which had stated: “Foreigners who are, or who may hereafter become Bona-fide residents of this State, shall enjoy the same rights, in respect to the possession, enjoyment and inheritance of property, as native born citizens.”THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art1Sec16 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251112233829/https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art1Sec16 12 November 2025 12 November 2025 References Category:1924 in Nevada Category:Referendums in the United States Notes