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"Nevada Constitution" redirects here. For the political party, see Nevada Constitution Party.

Page 1 of the first Nevada State Constitution, as transmitted to Congress by telegraph, October 1864

The Constitution of the State of Nevada is highest law within the U.S. state of Nevada and defines the structure, power, and limits of the state government and enumerates the basic rights and responsibilities of Nevada citizens, ratified. Subordinate to the Constitution of the United States, the Nevada Constitution requires it be a republic consisting of the bicameral Nevada Legislature, the Supreme Court of Nevada, and the office of Governor of Nevada.

On March 21, 1864, Congress passed an enabling act signed by President Abraham Lincoln authorizing the Territory of Nevada to be admitted as a state pending a ratified constitution. The people of Nevada approved the current Constitution on September 14, 1864, which was delivered to Congress over the course of two days by telegraph (the most expensive ever, at the time) costing USD $ 4,303.27 in 1864 (equivalent to $88,583 in 2025). Nevada became a state with the Nevada Constitution approved on October 31, 1864.[1]