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Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2012)
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The proposed measure would reverse a 1994 Nebraska Supreme Court decision which changed the number of signatures required to qualify a petition from a percentage of votes cast for governor in the last election to a percentage of registered voters. The petition was filed by the Second House Amendment Committee on January 25, 2012.[1] The committee includes Mike Groene, Sharon Craichy and Kent Bernbeck; all have proposed initiatives in the past.[2]
According to reports, this would cut the number of signatures needed on petition drives by about half.[2] Prior to the 1994 ruling the proposed amendment, for example, would have required about 49,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot. However, it currently requires about 115,000 signatures.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Nebraska signature requirements
In order to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment, supporters are required to collect valid signatures from a minimum of 10 percent of registered voters; more than 115,000 signatures. The deadline to submit signatures for the 2012 ballot in Nebraska is July 6, 2012.[4]
According to reports, paid circulators will be used to collect signatures.[3]
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- ↑ Omaha World-Herald "Petitioning for fewer signatures," January 26, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Omaha World-Herald,"Petitioning for fewer signatures," January 26, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lincoln Journal Star,"Group petitioning to change petition system," January 29, 2012
- ↑ [Confirmed with Nebraska Secretary of State-Elections Division via phone on 1-26-2011]
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