Nebraska Amendment 5, Board of Pardons Membership Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Law enforcement |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the Board of Pardons to include the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Auditor of Public Accounts. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the Board of Pardons to include the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Auditor of Public Accounts. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 111,284 | 37.05% | ||
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189,056 | 62.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska amending Section 13, Article IV, and providing that the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Auditor of Public Accounts instead of the Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State shall constitute the Board of Pardons from the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1941. [ ] AGAINST an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska amending Section 13, Article IV, and providing that the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Auditor of Public Accounts instead of the Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State shall constitute the Board of Pardons from the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1941. | ” |
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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