Nebraska Amendment 2B, Local Government Consolidation Measure (1998)
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| Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to authorize the state legislature to pass laws related to local government mergers and consolidation. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to authorize the state legislature to pass laws related to local government mergers and consolidation. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2B |
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240,554 | 55.99% | ||
| No | 189,077 | 44.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2B was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize legislation relating to mergers and consolidations by local governments. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section 18 of Article XV (the Miscellaneous Provisions Article) by adding a new section allowing the Legislature by law to provide for the merger or consolidation of counties or other local government, or reversal of such merger of consolidation, which legislation shall provide that no such merger or consolidation or reversal of such merger or consolidation, of municipalities or counties shall occur unless a majority of the people voting in each municipality or county affected shall approve. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not place in the constitution the merger or consolidation provision outlined above. | ” |
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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