Nebraska Term Limits Amendment (1992)
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The Term Limits Amendment of 1992 in Nebraska was an initiated constitutional amendment that passed with 68.2% of the vote. It limited the terms of state legislators and statewide officials to two consecutive terms, U.S. Representatives to four consecutive terms, and U.S. Senators to two consecutive terms. It was the first of three term limits amendments to appear on the Nebraska ballot, all of which were approved.
The question on the ballot said, "Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to: (1) set limits of two consecutive terms in office for Nebraska Legislators, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Attorney General, Public Service Commissioners, State Board of Education members; and (2) prohibit persons who have served four 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 in applying these restrictions."
In 1994, in the case of Duggan v. Beermann, the Nebraska Supreme Court nullified the results of the vote, saying that not enough signatures had been collected to place the measure on the ballot.
See also
- Term limits in Nebraska
- Nebraska Term Limits Amendment (1992)
- Nebraska Initiated Measure 408 (1994)
- Nebraska Measure 409 (1996)
- Nebraska Initiative 415 (2000)
