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Nebraska Amendment 3A, Require Constitutional Amendments to Pass Twice Measure (2000)
| Nebraska Amendment 3A | |
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 3A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring two separate votes at two separate elections for a constitutional amendment to be ratified. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring two separate votes at two separate elections for a constitutional amendment to be ratified. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 3A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 225,690 | 38.16% | ||
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365,793 | 61.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3A was as follows:
| “ | A vote FOR this proposal will add a new section to Article XVI (the Amendments Article), to change the procedure used to amend the Constitution. The change will require two separate votes at two separate elections by the people before an amendment can take effect. The first vote will be to adopt the amendment. If the first vote is affirmative, the second vote will be at a subsequent election to ratify the amendment. A vote AGAINST this proposal will leave the election procedures for constitutional amendments unchanged. A constitutional amendment to change election procedures for constitutional amendments to require two separate votes by the electorate. | ” |
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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