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Nebraska Amendment 5, Provisions for Constitutional Conventions Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Election administration and governance and State constitutional conventions |
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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 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature determining the number of members for a constitutional convention and defining election districts. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature determining the number of members for a constitutional convention and defining election districts. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 5 |
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229,919 | 64.52% | ||
| No | 126,438 | 35.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | "For amendment to Article XVI, section 2, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to provide for determination by the Legislature of the number of members required to compose a constitutional convention, and to authorize the Legislature to define the boundaries of election districts and to prescribe the manner in which members of a constitutional convention are elected." "Against amendment to Article XVI, section 2, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to provide for determination by the Legislature of the number of members required to compose a constitutional convention, and to authorize the Legislature to define the boundaries of election districts and to prescribe the manner in which members of a constitutional convention are elected." | ” |
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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