Nebraska Amendment 1, Lieutenant Governor Election Measure (2000)
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| Topic State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to change the method of nominating and electing the lieutenant governor by having the governor and lieutenant governor be elected jointly. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to change the method of nominating and electing the lieutenant governor by having the governor and lieutenant governor be elected jointly. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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322,554 | 51.82% | ||
| No | 299,849 | 48.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change the method of nominating and electing the Lieutenant Governor. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will provide that the candidates for Governor of each party, as chosen at the primary elections, shall choose a person to be their running mate (candidates for Lieutenant Governor) on the general election ballot, and at the general election in November the voters shall cast one vote jointly for the two. A vote AGAINST this proposal will continue the present system whereby each party’s candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are chosen separately at the primary elections to run as a team at the general election. A constitutional amendment to change the method of nominating and electing the Lieutenant Governor. | ” |
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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