Nebraska Amendment 3, Imprisonment for Fraud Debt Measure (May 1998)
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| Topic Criminal sentencing |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 3 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 permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to eliminate language permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 3 |
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141,077 | 50.13% | ||
| No | 140,372 | 49.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to eliminate an exception to the prohibition on imprisonment for debt. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will remove the words 'unless in cases of fraud' as an exception to the provision of section 20 of Article I (the Bill of Rights) of the state constitution prohibiting a person from being imprisoned for debt in any civil action. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the words 'unless in cases of fraud' in section 20 of Article I of the state constitution as an exception to the prohibition against a person being imprisoned for debt in any civil action. | ” |
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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