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Nebraska Amendment 15c, Voting Methods Amendment (May 1972)

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Nebraska Amendment 15c

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Election date

May 9, 1972

Topic
Election administration and governance and Military service policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 15c was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 9, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to determine the residency of members of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Nebraska and voting methods other than paper ballots.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to determine the residency of members of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Nebraska and voting methods other than paper ballots.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 15c

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

167,375 60.94%
No 107,260 39.06%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 15c was as follows:

Constitutional amendment permitting other methods of voting.

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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