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Nebraska Amendment 4, Reimbursement of Legislative Expenses Measure (1982)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures |
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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 2, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to allow legislators to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to allow legislators to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 178,549 | 38.15% | ||
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289,459 | 61.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that members of the Legislature shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will provide that members of the Legislature shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties, while retaining their salary at the current level of four hundred dollars per month. A vote AGAINST this proposal will continue to prohibit members of the Legislature from being reimbursed for their actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in performing their duties; will continue to allow them only travel expenses for one round trip to and from each legislative session as well as their salary of four hundred dollars per month. | ” |
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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