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Nebraska Amendment 1, Change Legislative Salaries Measure (May 1982)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 11, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that legislators receive a salary of not more than one-third of the governor's salary. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that legislators receive a salary of not more than one-third of the governor's salary. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 105,421 | 35.10% | ||
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194,951 | 64.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that members of the Legislature shall receive a salary of not more than one-third of the Governor's salary. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will repeal the present provision fixing the salary of members of the Legislature at not to exceed $400.00 per month, and substitute therefor a provision that their salary shall be fixed by statute but in an amount not more than one-third the salary of the Governor at the time such amount is set. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present provision fixing the salary of members of the Legislature at not to exceed $400.00 per month. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.
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Footnotes
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