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Nebraska Term Limits, Initiated Measure 408 (1994)
The Nebraska Term Limits Amendment, also known as Initiative Measure 408, was an initiated constitutional amendment on the November 8, 1994 election ballot in Nebraska, where it was approved.
Aftermath
In 1996, the Nebraska Supreme Court, in Duggan v. Beerman case, invalidated the initiative.[1]
Election results
| Initiative Measure 408 (Term Limits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 359,774 | 60.6% | ||
| No | 171,894 | 29.0% | ||
Official results via: Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09 (p.260)
Text of measure
- Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to: (1) Set limits of two consecutive terms in office for Nebraska Legislators, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, public service commissioners, State Board of Education members, and University of Nebraska Board of Regents members; (2) Limit the number of consecutive terms in office for certain local officials; and (3) prohibit persons who have served three consecutive terms as a representative in congress or two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate from being listed on any official ballot for re-election? Terms currently being served would not be counted.[2]
See also
- List of Nebraska ballot measures
- Nebraska 1994 ballot measures
- 1994 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)
- Nebraska State Legislative Term Limits, Initiative 415 (2000)
External links
- Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09
- Official Report of Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, General Election, November 8, 1994
- Term limits in Nebraska: A Timeline
- Slipping backward: A history of the Nebraska Supreme Court
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