Nebraska Amendment 9, Administration of the Courts Amendment (1970)
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| Topic State judicial authority and State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing the Nebraska Supreme Court administrative authority over all courts and eliminating justices of the peace. |
A "no" vote opposed providing the Nebraska Supreme Court administrative authority over all courts and eliminating justices of the peace. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 9 |
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198,450 | 54.59% | ||
| No | 165,087 | 45.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to eliminate justices of the peace as constitutional courts, to permit county court districts, to delete certain constitutional requirements relating to county courts and county judges, to vest general administrative authority over all courts in the Supreme Court, to provide for an administrative director of courts, to restrict the practice of law by judges, and to provide residence requirements for judges. | ” |
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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