Nebraska Amendment 2, Compensation Review Commission Measure (May 1980)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Salaries of government officials |
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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 May 13, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to create a compensation review commission, which would have had the authority to recommend changes in salaries and expenses for state officials. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to create a compensation review commission, which would have had the authority to recommend changes in salaries and expenses for state officials. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 134,589 | 43.68% | ||
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173,515 | 56.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to create a Compensation Review Commission which shall have the authority to recommend changes in salaries and allowable expenses for members of the Legislature, certain officers of the executive branch, and members of the judicial branch, and to provide when such recommendations become effective. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would (1) create a Compensation Review Commission of seven members appointed by the Governor with legislative approval to review salaries and expenses for members of the Legislature, the judiciary, and the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer prior to each odd-year regular legislative session, and recommend to the Legislature any compensation adjustments, which adjustments could not go into effect until approved by the Legislature; (2) remove the provisions setting the salary of members of the Legislature at four hundred dollars per month and prohibiting them from receiving any additional pay other than actual expenses for one trip to and from each legislative session. A vote AGAINST this proposal would retain the present system under which the judges and the above-listed elected state officials would receive compensation as determined solely by the Legislature in the enactment of salary bills from time to time, and would retain the present system under which each member of the Legislature receives a salary of four hundred dollars per month as provided in the Constitution and travel expenses for one trip to and from each legislative session. | ” |
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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