Nebraska Amendment 4, Repeal Exceptions to Habeas Corpus Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 4 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 eliminate language allowing the suspension of habeas corpus in certain cases. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to eliminate language allowing the suspension of habeas corpus in certain cases. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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134,357 | 52.85% | ||
| No | 119,889 | 47.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to eliminate an exception to the prohibition on the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will remove an exception from the provision of section 8 of Article I (the Bill of Rights) of the state constitution prohibiting the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, the exception to be removed allowing the suspension in cases of rebellion or invasion or when public safety requires it, and then only as prescribed by law. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not remove the exception to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, that exception allowing the suspension in cases of rebellion or invasion or where the public safety requires it as prescribed by law. | ” |
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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