The Nevada State Constitution

Michael W. Bowers received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Cameron University (Lawton, OK) and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Arizona (Tucson). He has been a member of the faculty at UNLV since August 1984. During that time he has been awarded the College of Liberal Arts William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Donald Schmiedel Lifetime Service Award. In addition, he has received the UNLV Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, the UCCSN (now NSHE) Board of Regents Outstanding Advisor Award, and the Liberty Bell Award from the Clark County Bar Association. Dr. Bowers is the author of The Sagebrush State, one of the definitive texts on the history of Nevada government and politics, (now in its fourth edition), and The Nevada Constitution: A Reference Guide, and is also credited with writing more than two dozen articles in his specialization of public law.

Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr ; Foreword by Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; PART ONE The History of the Nevada Constitution ; PART TWO The Nevada Constitution and Commentary ; Article 1: Declaration of Rights ; Article 2: Right of Suffrage ; Article 3: Distribution of Powers ; Article 4: Legislative Department ; Article 5: Executive Department ; Article 6: Judicial Department ; Article 7: Impeachment and Removal from Office ; Article 8: Municipal and Other Corporations ; Article 9: Finance and State Debt ; Article 10: Taxation ; Article 11: Education ; Article 12: Militia ; Article 13: Public Institutions ; Article 14: Boundary ; Article 15: Miscellaneous Provisions ; Article 16: Amendments ; Article 17: Schedule ; Article 18: Right of Suffrage and Officeholding ; Article 19: Initiative and Referendum ; Congressional Term Limits Act of 1996 ; Election Ordinance ; Bibliographical Essay ; Table of Cases ; Index ; About the Author