Nebraska Amendment 7C, Constitution Prefix in Law Books Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 7C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 12, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to repeal a requirement that books containing laws of the state also contain printed copies of the constitution as a prefix. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to repeal a requirement that books containing laws of the state also contain printed copies of the constitution as a prefix. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 7C |
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150,652 | 59.75% | ||
| No | 101,488 | 40.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7C was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to repeal the requirements that the Constitution be enrolled and deposited in the Secretary of State’s office and that printed copies of the Constitution be prefixed to books containing the laws of this state. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposed amendment will repeal Section 9 of Article XVII (the Schedule Article) of the state constitution which provides that “This constitution shall be enrolled and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, and printed copies thereof shall be prefixed to the books containing the laws of this state, and all future editions thereof.” A vote AGAINST this proposed amendment will have the effect of opposing the repeal of the above provisions of Article XVII, Section 9. | ” |
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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