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Nebraska Amendment 6, Add Sexual Assault as a Non-Bailable Offense Measure (1978)
| Nebraska Amendment 6 | |
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| Topic Bail policy and Criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to add certain sexual assaults to the list of non-bailable crimes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to add certain sexual assaults to the list of non-bailable crimes. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 6 |
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355,949 | 81.80% | ||
| No | 79,179 | 18.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that certain sexual offenses shall be nonbailable. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will add sexual offenses involving penetration by force or against the will of the victim to those crimes, now including only treason and murder, which are nonbailable. A vote AGAINST this proposal will leave only treason and murder as crimes which are nonbailable. | ” |
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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