Nebraska Amendment 1, Government Continuity Amendment (1960)
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| Topic Government continuity policy |
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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 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to create laws to ensure government continuity in emergencies from enemy attacks or threats. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to create laws to ensure government continuity in emergencies from enemy attacks or threats. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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388,813 | 82.53% | ||
| No | 82,281 | 17.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide by law such measures and procedures as may be necessary to insure continuity of governmental operations in emergencies resulting from enemy attack or imminent threat 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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