Nebraska Amendment 6, Change Presiding Officer of Legislature Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic State executive branch structure and State legislative structure |
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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 May 12, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that the lieutenant governor no longer serve as the presiding officer of the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that the lieutenant governor no longer serve as the presiding officer of the legislature. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 118,495 | 44.95% | ||
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145,133 | 55.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to eliminate references to the Lieutenant Governor as the presiding officer of the Legislature. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal to amend Sections 10 and 14 of Article III (the Legislative Power Article) of the state constitution will remove constitutional references to the Lieutenant Governor as the presiding officer of the Legislature and of having a vote only in case of the Legislature being equally divided; and will remove the provisions that the Speaker shall preside in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor (who would be removed as presiding officer) and sign all bills and resolutions when acting as presiding officer. A vote AGAINST this proposal will continue the provisions designating the Lieutenant Governor the presiding officer of the Legislature and with a vote only when the Legislature is equally divided; and those providing that the Speaker shall preside in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor and sign all bills and resolutions when so acting as presiding officer. | ” |
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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