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Nebraska Amendment 10, Education Provisions Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported revising constitutional provisions relating to education and clarifying the authority of the legislature regarding the education of persons not between the ages of five and 21 years of age. |
A "no" vote opposed revising constitutional provisions relating to education and clarifying the authority of the legislature regarding the education of persons not between the ages of five and 21 years of age. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 10 |
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320,909 | 71.69% | ||
| No | 126,737 | 28.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendments to recodify, revise, and clarify provisions of Article VII of the Constitution of Nebraska. | ” |
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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