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Nebraska Amendment 1, Change Supreme Court Judicial Districts Measure (1980)
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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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 November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to change the number and formation of the Supreme Court judicial districts. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to change the number and formation of the Supreme Court judicial districts. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 265,791 | 49.50% | ||
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271,110 | 50.50% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to change the number and formation of Supreme Court judicial districts. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will reduce the number of Supreme Court judicial districts from 6 to 3, with these to coincide with the 3 congressional districts; provide that 2 judges would be selected from each of these 3 districts; provide that any judge serving on the effective date of this amendment would continue to serve until his position became vacant for any reason; and repeal the provision for the redistricting of the former 6 Supreme Court districts following the U.S. census every 10 years. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present 6 Supreme Court judicial districts and the provision for redistricting of them after the U.S. census every 10 years. | ” |
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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