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Nebraska Amendment 1, Authorize Legislature to Enforce Dispute Resolution Measure (May 1996)
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| Topic Law enforcement and State legislatures measures |
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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 May 14, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to provide for mediation, binding arbitration agreements, and other forms of dispute resolution. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to provide for mediation, binding arbitration agreements, and other forms of dispute resolution. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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172,882 | 71.41% | ||
| No | 69,218 | 28.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to provide for enforcement of mediation, binding arbitration agreements, and other forms of dispute resolution. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would add a provision authorizing the Legislature to provide for the enforcement of mediation, binding arbitration agreements, and other forms of dispute resolution voluntarily entered into, and which are not revocable other than upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. This amendment would allow parties to voluntarily agree to waive a jury trial, narrow the scope of appeals and limit the use of formal rules of evidence and civil procedure. A vote AGAINST this proposal would not add the new language referred to above authorizing the Legislature to enforce other forms of dispute resolution, including binding arbitration agreements voluntarily entered into. | ” |
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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