Nebraska Amendment 2, Change Presiding Officer of Legislature Measure (2004)
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| Topic State executive powers and duties and State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 2, 2004. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the state legislature, designate the speaker as the presiding officer, and eliminate the provision that allows the lieutenant governor to vote on issues in the case of a tie. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the state legislature, designate the speaker as the presiding officer, and eliminate the provision that allows the lieutenant governor to vote on issues in the case of a tie. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 262,040 | 39.08% | ||
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408,515 | 60.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to remove the Lieutenant Governor and designate the Speaker as presiding officer of the Legislature. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will eliminate provisions that make the Lieutenant Governor the presiding officer of the Legislature and eliminate a provision that enables the Lieutenant Governor to vote on issues before the Legislature when the vote is a tie. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the Lieutenant Governor as the presiding officer of the Legislature and continue the Lieutenant Governor's authority to vote on issues before the Legislature when the vote is a tie. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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