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Nebraska Amendment 5, Require State Legislators to Resign for Other Public Offices Measure (2000)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring state legislators to resign upon election to other state or local offices. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring state legislators to resign upon election to other state or local offices. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 5 |
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449,656 | 78.06% | ||
| No | 126,364 | 21.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to require the resignation of members of the Legislature elected to other state or local offices except as otherwise provided by law. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal (which will amend section 9 of Article III of the State Constitution – The Legislative Power Article) will provide that a member of the Legislature elected to any other state or local office prior to the end of the member’s legislative term shall resign from the Legislature before the start of the legislative session during which the term of the other state or local office will begin, except as otherwise provided by law. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not require such resignation of a member of the Legislature if elected to another state or local office. A constitutional amendment to require the resignation of members of the Legislature elected to other state or local offices except as otherwise provided 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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Footnotes
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