Nebraska Amendment 7B, Constitutional Article Transfer Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 7B 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 transfer Section 6 of Article 17 to Section 30 of Article 3 related to the state legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to transfer Section 6 of Article 17 to Section 30 of Article 3 related to the state legislature. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 7B |
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160,964 | 65.60% | ||
| No | 84,410 | 34.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7B was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to transfer a provision from Article XVII, entitled ‘Schedule,’ to Article III, entitled ‘Legislative Power.’ [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposed amendment will transfer Section 6 of Article XVII (the Schedule Article) to Article III (the Legislative Power Article) as a new Section 30. This provision – which will not be changed – reads as follows: 'The Legislature shall pass all laws necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this constitution.' A vote AGAINST this proposed amendment will have the effect of opposing this transfer, and will leave the provision as Section 6 of Article XVII. | ” |
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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