Nebraska Amendment 1, Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Measure (May 1980)
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| Topic State executive official 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 May 13, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to allow the governor to fill vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to allow the governor to fill vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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203,135 | 64.00% | ||
| No | 114,254 | 36.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to allow the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will allow the Governor to fill by appointment a vacancy occurring in the office of the Lieutenant Governor the same as he is now authorized to do in case of a vacancy in any other elected state office (excluding judges), which appointee would serve until a successor was elected; thus, a vote for will remove the single exception in the constitution to the authority of the Governor to fill by appointment vacancies in all elected state offices (excluding judges). A vote AGAINST this proposal will result in retaining the present provision which authorizes the Governor to fill by appointment vacancies in all elected state offices (excluding judges) except for the office of Lieutenant Governor. | ” |
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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