Nebraska Amendment 1, Legislative Term Limits, Salaries, and Sessions Measure (1884)
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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 4, 1884. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that state legislators have terms of two years, annual salaries of $300, and that legislative sessions last no more than 60 days. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that state legislators have terms of two years, annual salaries of $300, and that legislative sessions last no more than 60 days. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 51,959 | 74.52% | ||
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17,766 | 25.48% | ||
Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 133,555 votes in the entire election (66,778 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For proposed Amendment to Constitution relating to Legislative Department. Against proposed Amendment to Constitution relating to Legislative Department. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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 of all voters in the election was required to approve the amendment.
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