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Nebraska Amendment 1, Prohibition Repeal Amendment (1934)

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Nebraska Amendment 1

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Election date

November 6, 1934

Topic
Alcohol laws
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 6, 1934. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported repealing the prohibition on the manufacture, sale, and keeping for sale of alcoholic beverages in Nebraska.

A "no" vote opposed repealing the prohibition on the manufacture, sale, and keeping for sale of alcoholic beverages in Nebraska.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

328,074 60.07%
No 218,107 39.93%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

[ ] FOR Repeal of Section 10, Article XV, Constitution of Nebraska, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, the keeping for sale, or barter under any pretext, any malt, spirituous, vinous, or intoxicating liquors in the State of Nebraska.

[ ] AGAINST Repeal of Section 10, Article XV, Constitution of Nebraska, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, the keeping for sale, or barter under any pretext, any malt, spirituous, vinous, or intoxicating liquors in the State of Nebraska.

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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