Nebraska Amendment 1, Legislative Terms, Salaries, and Sessions Measure (1886)
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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 2, 1886. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that state legislators have terms of two years, salaries of $5 per day while in session, and that legislative sessions last no more than 60 days at one time. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that state legislators have terms of two years, salaries of $5 per day while in session, and that legislative sessions last no more than 60 days at one time. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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72,497 | 76.61% | ||
| No | 22,135 | 23.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For proposed Amendmenet to the Constitution relating to the Legislative Department. Against proposed Amendment to the Constitution relating to the 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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