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Nebraska Amendment 2, Board of Educational Lands and Funds Members Amendment (1954)

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Nebraska Amendment 2

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Election date

November 2, 1954

Topic
Administrative organization and Public education funding
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 2, 1954. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to determine how members of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds are appointed.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to determine how members of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds are appointed.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

163,108 52.98%
No 144,743 47.02%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

Constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to provide method of appointing members of Board of Educational Lands and Funds.

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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