Nebraska Amendment 1, Term Limits and Salaries of Judges Measure (1908)

Nebraska Amendment 1
Election date November 3, 1908
Topic Salaries of government officials and State judicial selection
Status Approved
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 3, 1908. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to: provide for the election of a seven-member state Supreme Court, establish six-year terms, and set a salary of $4,500 for state Supreme Court justice and $3,000 for district court judges.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to: provide for the election of a seven-member state Supreme Court, establish six-year terms, and set a salary of $4,500 for state Supreme Court justice and $3,000 for district court judges.

Election results

Nebraska Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		214,218	92.94%
No		16,271	7.06%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

For Supreme Court Amendment Against Supreme Court Amendment

”

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.

External links

• List of Nebraska ballot measures, 1882-2012