Nebraska Amendment 2, Optional County Government Amendment (1940)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State legislative authority |
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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 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to provide an optional form of county government with elective or appointive officers. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to provide an optional form of county government with elective or appointive officers. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 173,107 | 40.47% | ||
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254,639 | 59.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR an amendment to Sec. 4, Article IX, and Article XVII, Constitution of Nebraska, authorizing the Legislature to provide by law for an optional form of county government in which county officers may be elective or appointive, and providing that said amendment shall be effective on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1941. [ ] AGAINST an amendment to Sec. 4, Article IX, and Article XVII, Constitution of Nebraska, authorizing the Legislature to provide by law for an optional form of county government in which county officers may be elective or appointive, and providing that said amendment shall be effective on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1941. | ” |
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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