Nebraska Amendment 1, State Executive Officers Measure (1892)
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| Topic Administrative organization and State executive branch structure |
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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 8, 1892. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that the executive branch consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, commissioner of public lands and buildings, and three railroad commissioners. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that the executive branch consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, commissioner of public lands and buildings, and three railroad commissioners. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 80,032 | 84.94% | ||
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14,185 | 15.06% | ||
Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 197,474 votes in the entire election (98,737 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For the proposed amendment to the Constitution relating to executive officers Against the proposed amendment to the Constitution relating to executive officers | ” |
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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Footnotes
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