Nebraska Amendment 9, Joint Governmental Functions Amendment (May 1972)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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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 May 9, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing state and local governments to work jointly or cooperatively with other governmental entities. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing state and local governments to work jointly or cooperatively with other governmental entities. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 9 |
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183,458 | 63.14% | ||
| No | 107,092 | 36.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that the state or any local government may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions, including financing the same, jointly or in cooperation with any other governmental entity or entities, either within or without the state, except as the Legislature shall provide otherwise by law. | ” |
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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