Nebraska Initiative Measure 409, Congressional Term Limits Amendment (1996)

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Nebraska Initiative Measure 409

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Election date

November 5, 1996

Topic
Congressional term limits
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Nebraska Initiative Measure 409 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 5, 1996. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to instruct Nebraska's members of Congress and state legislators to support the ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that limits U.S. Representatives to three terms and U.S. Senators to two terms.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to instruct Nebraska's members of Congress and state legislators to support the ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that limits U.S. Representatives to three terms and U.S. Senators to two terms.


Election results

Nebraska Initiative Measure 409

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

345,071 58.32%
No 246,665 41.68%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative Measure 409 was as follows:

Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to: instruct Nebraska's members of Congress and state legislators to support passage and ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution limiting U.S. Representatives to three terms and Senators to two terms; inform voters of the position of candidates for Congress and legislature on the specified congressional term limits by placing language on election ballots; and instruct state legislators to apply to Congress to convene an Article V Convention for the propose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit congressional terms? (Provisions severable).

[ ] For

[ ] Against

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

A vote FOR will amend the Constitution of Nebraska by adding a new provision which would instruct Nebraska's members of Congress and state legislators to support passage and ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution limiting U.S. Representatives to three terms and Senators to two terms; inform voters of candidates' position on these term limits; and instruct the Nebraska legislature to apply to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit Congressional terms.

A vote AGAINST will not cause the Constitution of Nebraska to be amended in such a manner.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nebraska

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of registered voters at the signature deadline. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. 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 legislative referrals.

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