Nebraska Amendment 6, Appointment of Judges Amendment (1962)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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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 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a merit plan for selecting judges and determining their terms of office. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a merit plan for selecting judges and determining their terms of office. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 6 |
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220,181 | 59.45% | ||
| No | 150,212 | 40.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide a merit plan for the selection and term of office of the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the district courts and judges of such other courts as the Legislature may prescribe. | ” |
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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