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Nebraska Amendment 6, Juvenile Court Amendment (1958)

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Nebraska Amendment 6

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Election date

November 4, 1958

Topic
State judiciary structure
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing a separate juvenile court.

A "no" vote opposed establishing a separate juvenile court.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

238,290 70.69%
No 98,813 29.31%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to establish a separate juvenile court.

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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