Nebraska Amendment 2, Make State Constitution Language Gender Neutral Measure (2000)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to require that the language of the constitution be changed to gender neutral terms and direct the secretary of state to revise the constitution to reflect this change. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to require that the language of the constitution be changed to gender neutral terms and direct the secretary of state to revise the constitution to reflect this change. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 257,932 | 42.85% | ||
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344,052 | 57.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to state that the language in the Constitution shall be construed to be gender neutral and to direct the Secretary of State to revise and reprint the Constitution to implement such construction. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal, which would add a new section 10 to Article XVII (the Schedule Article), would require the language of the State Constitution to be “gender neutral,” and would direct the Secretary of State to revise and reprint the State Constitution implementing this provision as soon as practicable after the approval of this amendment. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain in the State Constitution those provisions not currently gender neutral. A constitutional amendment to state that the language in the Constitution shall be construed to be gender neutral and to direct the Secretary of State to revise and reprint the Constitution to implement such construction. | ” |
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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