Nebraska Amendment 4, Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Public education governance |
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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 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported adding the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. |
A "no" vote opposed adding the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 145,345 | 46.38% | ||
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168,035 | 53.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska amending Section 1, Article VII, and providing that the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, from the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1939, be a member of the board of commissioners, commonly known as the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. [ ] AGAINST an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska amending Section 1, Article VII, and providing that the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, from the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1939, be a member of the board of commissioners, commonly known as the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. | ” |
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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