Nebraska Initiative Signature Requirements Amendment (2014)
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The Nebraska Initiative Signature Requirements Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Nebraska as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have changed the signature requirements for initiatives to the following:[1]
- Decreased the signature requirement from 7 percent to 3 percent of the state's total registered voters for legislatively referred state statutes.
- Required at least 3 percent of a county’s registered voters to sign a petition from at least two-fifths of the state’s counties for legislatively referred state statutes.
- Decreased the signature requirement from 10 percent to 5 percent of the state's total registered voters for legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Required at least 5 percent of a county’s registered voters to sign a petition from at least two-fifths of the state’s counties for legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
The amendment was introduced into the Nebraska Legislature by State Senator John Murante (NP-49).[1]
Text of measure
The ballot question would have read as follows:[1]
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change the number of signatures required for an initiative petition.
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska State Senate needed to pass the legislation by a 60 percent vote in order to place the proposed amendment on the ballot. The 2014 legislative session ended without the measure's approval.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nebraska Legislature, "Legislative Resolution 393CA," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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