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Nebraska Amendment 1, Compensation of Courts and Commissions Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for changes in compensation for members of a court, board, or commission when their terms start and end at different times. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for changes in compensation for members of a court, board, or commission when their terms start and end at different times. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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224,452 | 59.63% | ||
| No | 151,977 | 40.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | "For amendment to Article III, section 19, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to authorize the Legislature to provide that, where there are public officers elected or appointed to a court, board, or commission, having more than one member and the terms of office of one or more members commence and end at different times, the compensation of all members of such court, board, or commission may be increased or diminished with the beginning of the full term of any member thereof." "Against amendment to Article III, section 19, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to authorize the Legislature to provide that, where there are public officers elected or appointed to a court, board, or commission, having more than one member and the terms of office of one or more members commence and end at different times, the compensation of all members of such court, board, or commission may be increased or diminished with the beginning of the full term of any member thereof." | ” |
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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