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Nebraska Amendment 3C, Changes to Initiative Filing Requirements Measure (2000)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 3C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to change filing requirements for initiative petitions by increasing the timeframe by which petitions filed with the secretary of state must be submitted to electors from four to nine months. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to change filing requirements for initiative petitions by increasing the timeframe by which petitions filed with the secretary of state must be submitted to electors from four to nine months. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 3C |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 212,383 | 37.36% | ||
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356,144 | 62.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3C was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change filing requirements for initiative petitions. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section 2 of Article III (the Legislative Power Article, initiative and referendum provisions) by increasing from four to nine months the time within which initiative petitions filed with the Secretary of State shall be submitted to the state’s electors at a general election. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present time limit of not less than four months. A constitutional amendment to change filing requirements for initiative petitions. | ” |
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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