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Nebraska Amendment 6, Number of State Senators Amendment (September 1920)

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Nebraska Amendment 6

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Election date

September 21, 1920

Topic
State legislatures measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on September 21, 1920. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the number of state senators up to 50.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the number of state senators up to 50.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

41,083 51.47%
No 38,738 48.53%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

To amend Section 3, Article III.—Permits increase of state senators not to exceed 50.

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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