Nebraska Amendment 2, Veto of Appropriation Bills Amendment (1976)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions and State legislatures measures |
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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 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing individual voting on specific items within appropriations bills when overriding the governor's veto |
A "no" vote opposed allowing individual voting on specific items within appropriations bills when overriding the governor's veto. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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284,796 | 58.06% | ||
| No | 205,732 | 41.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to line item override the Governor’s line item veto of appropriations bills, and to allow the Legislature to consider appropriations items individually for purposes of approving or overriding the Governor’s veto. | ” |
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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