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Nebraska State Legislative Term Limits, Initiative 415 (2000)
The Nebraska State Legislative Term Limit Amendment, also known as Initiative 415, was an initiated constitutional amendment on the November 7, 2000 election ballot in Nebraska, where it was approved.
Initiative 415 was the fourth time that a term limits initiative appeared on the Nebraska ballot, all of which passed. Its provisions first became effective in the 2006 state legislative races.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 355,030 | 50.2% | ||
| No | 280,985 | 39.7% | ||
Official results via: Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09 (p.263)
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
- A vote “FOR” will amend the Nebraska Constitution so as to limit members of the Nebraska Legislature to two consecutive terms. Under this amendment, no person will be eligible to serve as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for four years after the completion of two consecutive legislative terms. Legislative service prior to January 1, 2001, will not be counted for calculating consecutive terms, and service in office for more than one-half of a term will be considered service for a full term.
- A vote “AGAINST” will not amend the Nebraska Constitution so as to impose the legislative term limits described above.
- Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to provide that no person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for four years after the expiration of two consecutive legislative terms? Legislative service prior to January 1, 2001, will not be counted for the purpose of calculating consecutive legislative terms, and service in office for more than one-half of a legislative term will be considered service for a full term.[1]
See also
- List of Nebraska ballot measures
- Nebraska 2000 ballot measures
- 2000 ballot measures
- Term limits in Nebraska
- Nebraska Term Limits Amendment, Measure 407 (1992)
- Nebraska Term Limits, Initiated Measure 408 (1994)
- Nebraska Term Limits Ballot Instruction, Measure 409 (1996)
- State legislatures with term limits
External links
- 2000 Sample Ballot
- Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09
- 2000 Election Results
- Informational pamphlet from Nebraska SOS
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