Nebraska Amendment 11, Voting Methods Measure (1896)
| Nebraska Amendment 11 | |
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1896. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize elections by ballot or any other means authorized by the state legislature that preserves secrecy. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize elections by ballot or any other means authorized by the state legislature that preserves secrecy. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 62,303 | 58.41% | ||
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44,370 | 41.59% | ||
Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 217,763 votes in the entire election (108,882 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section six (6) of article seven (7) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, prescribing the manner in which votes shall be cast. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section 6. All votes shall be by ballot, or such other method as may be prescribed by law, provided the secrecy of voting be preserved. Approved March 29, A. D., 1895. | ” |
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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