Senate Joint Resolution No. 21--Senators Rhoads and 
    McGinness

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Proposing to amend the constitution of 
       the State of Nevada to provide that the state controller 
       is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the state 
       treasurer.


  RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF 
NEVADA, JOINTLY, That section 19 of article 5 of the 
constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as 
follows:
  [Section] \Sec. \\19.  \1.  \\A 
secretary of state, a treasurer, [a controller,] and an 
attorney general, shall be elected at the same time and 
places, and in the same manner as the governor. The term of 
office of each shall be the same as is prescribed for the 
governor. Any elector shall be eligible to either of said 
offices.\
  2.  The state treasurer shall appoint a state controller. 
The controller serves at the pleasure of the treasurer. The 
legislature may prescribe by law the qualifications and 
duties of the state controller.
  3.  The provisions of this section pertaining to the 
appointment and service of a state controller become 
effective on November 7, 2000. Notwithstanding the 
provisions of subsection 1, the term of office of the 
controller elected at the general election in 1998 expires 
on November 7, 2000.\\

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