Nebraska Amendment 5B, Single Subject Requirement for Veto Referendums Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 5B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 12, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require that veto referendums address one single act of the state legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to require that veto referendums address one single act of the state legislature. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 5B |
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174,016 | 67.50% | ||
| No | 83,780 | 32.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5B was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to require referendum measures to refer to only one act of the Legislature. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR the second of the two amendments proposed by LR 32CA, the one to section 3, will provide that no more than one act or portion of an act of the Legislature shall be the subject of a referendum petition. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not install this constitutional requirement that only one act or portion thereof be the subject of a referendum petition. | ” |
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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