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Nebraska Amendment 4, Changes to Judicial Compensation Process Measure (2000)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to change the procedures for increasing judicial compensation by requiring that the changes take place for all judges at the beginning of a term rather than for each court individually. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to change the procedures for increasing judicial compensation by requiring that the changes take place for all judges at the beginning of a term rather than for each court individually. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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316,008 | 56.25% | ||
| No | 245,782 | 43.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change the effective date of compensation changes made by the Legislature for the judiciary to allow the changes to take effect for all judges at the beginning of the full term of any judge of any court in the state. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section 19 of Article III (Legislative Power Article) by providing that changes in the compensation of judges will take effect at the same time for all judges rather than on a court by-court basis. A vote AGAINST this proposal will keep the current provision regarding the different effective dates for changes in compensation for judges. A constitutional amendment to change the effective date of compensation changes made by the Legislature for the judiciary to allow the changes to take effect for all judges at the beginning of the full term of any judge of any court in the state. | ” |
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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