Nebraska Amendment 3, English as Official State Language Measure (September 1920)

Nebraska Amendment 3
Election date September 21, 1920
Topic English language policy and Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

Nebraska Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Nebraska on September 21, 1920. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported designating English as the official language of Nebraska and requiring that public school subjects be taught in English.

A "no" vote opposed designating English as the official language of Nebraska and requiring that public school subjects be taught in English.

Election results

Nebraska Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		69,626	83.63%
No		13,624	16.37%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

To add Section 27 to Article I.—Declares English language official language of the state and requires common school branches taught therein.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Background

See also: History of English as official language ballot measures and laws

The following is a list of state ballot measures to designate English as an official state language:

State official language ballot measures
State	Year	Measure	Origin	Language(s)	Yes	No	Outcome
Nebraska	1920	Amendment 3: English as Official State Language	Convention	English	83.63%	16.37%	a
Hawaii	1978	Amendment 31: Preamble, Official Languages, and Motto Measure	Convention	English and Hawaiian	69.72%	30.28%	a
California	1986	Proposition 63: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	73.25%	26.75%	a
Arizona	1988	Proposition 106: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	50.50%	49.50%	a
Colorado	1988	Amendment 1: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	61.15%	38.85%	a
Florida	1988	Amendment 11: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	83.87%	16.13%	a
Alabama	1990	Amendment 1: English as Official State Language	Legislature	English	88.52%	11.48%	a
Alaska	1998	Measure 6: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	68.60%	31.40%	a
Utah	2000	Initiative A: English as Official State Language	Initiative	English	67.18%	32.82%	a
Arizona	2006	Proposition 103: English as Official State Language	Legislature	English	74.00%	26.00%	a
Missouri	2008	Amendment 1: English as Official State Language	Legislature	English	86.31%	13.69%	a
Oklahoma	2010	State Question 751: English as Official State Language	Legislature	English	75.54%	24.46%	a
Idaho	2026	HJR 6: English as Official State Language Amendment	Legislature	English	TBD	TBD	TBD

Path to the ballot

The Nebraska Constitutional Convention of 1919-20 referred 41 constitutional amendments to the ballot for September 21, 1920.

See also

1920 Measures

• 1920 Measures
• English language policy on the ballot
• Public education governance on the ballot
• 1920 legislative sessions

Nebraska

• Nebraska ballot measures
• Nebraska ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• List of Nebraska ballot measures, 1882-2012