Nebraska Amendment 4, Judicial Salaries Measure (1890)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 4 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 salaries of supreme court justices from $2,500 to $3,500 and the salaries of district court justices from $2,500 to $3,000. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to increase the salaries of supreme court justices from $2,500 to $3,500 and the salaries of district court justices from $2,500 to $3,000. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 69,192 | 52.94% | ||
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61,519 | 47.06% | ||
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 4 was as follows:
| “ | For the proposed amendment to the constitution relating to the salary of judges of the supreme and district court. Against the proposed amendment to the constitution relating to the salary of judges of the supreme and district court. | ” |
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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