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Nebraska Amendment 1, Legislative Sessions and Membership Amendment (1950)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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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 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing either annual or biennial legislative sessions, with restrictions on business transacted in even-numbered years and four-year terms for legislators. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing either annual or biennial legislative sessions, with restrictions on business transacted in even-numbered years and four-year terms for legislators. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 71,173 | 35.44% | ||
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129,677 | 64.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For amendment of sections 6 and 7, Article III, of the Constitution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial sessions of the Legislature, providing restrictions on business that may be transacted by the Legislature in even-numbered years, providing for election of members of the Legislature for four-year terms, and providing for payment of compensation to members of the Legislature as may be provided by law. Against amendment of sections 6 and 7, Article III, of the Constitution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial sessions of the Legislature, providing restrictions on business that may be transacted by the Legislature in even-numbered years, providing for election of members of the Legislature for four-year terms, and providing for payment of compensation to members of the Legislature as may be provided by law. | ” |
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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