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Nebraska Amendment 15, Standards for Conflicts of Interest Amendment (1972)
Nebraska Amendment 15 | |
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Election date |
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Topic State legislative authority and State legislative processes and sessions |
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Status |
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Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing exceptions for legislative eligibility and providing standards and definitions for determining conflicts of interest from the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed removing exceptions for legislative eligibility and providing standards and definitions for determining conflicts of interest from the legislature. |
Election results
Nebraska Amendment 15 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
237,263 | 54.24% | |||
No | 200,183 | 45.76% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:
“ | Constitutional amendment providing for prescribing standards and definitions for determining conflicts of interest and the effect thereof. | ” |
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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