Nebraska Amendment 3, Increase Size of Supreme Court Measure (1890)
| Nebraska Amendment 3 | |
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 4, 1890. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to increase the number of justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court from three to five for a term of five years |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to increase the number of justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court from three to five for a term of five years |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 86,418 | 61.98% | ||
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53,022 | 38.02% | ||
Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 214,861 votes in the entire election (107,431 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | For the proposed amendment to the constitution relating to the number of the supreme judges. Against the proposed amendment to the constitution relating to the number of the supreme judges. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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 of all voters in the election was required to approve the amendment.
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