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Nebraska Amendment 1, Changes to Legislative Session Dates Measure (1986)
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| Topic 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 November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to change the date on which the legislature convened and the date when a legislator's term commenced. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to change the date on which the legislature convened and the date when a legislator's term commenced. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 223,673 | 49.43% | ||
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228,808 | 50.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to change the date on which the Legislature convenes in regular ninety-day sessions and on which the terms of members shall commence. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will move up the convening date of the 90-day regular legislative session from the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years to the fifth Wednesday after the November general election in each even-numbered year, and provide also that the terms of members would begin and the preceding terms end on this first day of the 90-day session; the 60-day regular legislative session would continue to convene on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January of each even-numbered year. A vote AGAINST this proposal will continue the present schedule under which both the 90-day and 60-day regular legislative sessions convene (in the odd and even years respectively) on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, and under which the terms of the members would begin and the preceding terms end on the first day of this 90-day session. | ” |
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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