Nebraska Amendment 9, Commissioner of Education Initiative (1960)
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| Topic Public education governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the election of a Commissioner of Education by non-political ballot starting in 1962. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the election of a Commissioner of Education by non-political ballot. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 228,321 | 42.89% | ||
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304,014 | 57.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | A Measure to amend the Nebraska Constitution Article IV. Section 1 to provide for election of a Commissioner of Education by non-political ballot in November, 1962, and every four years thereafter; to conform the election date for the other elective state executive officers; to provide the Nebraska laws and constitutional provisions relating to the State Department of Education, State Board of Education and present Commissioner of Education shall apply to the elected Commissioner of Education; to repeal Sections 14, 15, 16 and 17 of Article VII of said Constitution effective upon the election and qualification of said Commissioner. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of registered voters at the signature deadline. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. 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 legislative referrals.
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