Nebraska Amendment 39, Constitutional Amendment Vote Requirements Amendment (September 1920)

Nebraska Amendment 39
Election date September 21, 1920
Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

Nebraska Amendment 39 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Nebraska on September 21, 1920. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the vote requirement for amendments to a simple majority with 35% participation.

A "no" vote opposed changing the vote requirement for amendments to a simple majority with 35% participation.

Election results

Nebraska Amendment 39
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		60,244	80.43%
No		14,655	19.57%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 39 was as follows:

“

To amend Section 1, Article XV.—Provides that amendments to the Constitution submitted by the legislature shall be adopted by a majority voting on the question if the affirmative vote be equal to 35 percent of the total vote cast.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

The Nebraska Constitutional Convention of 1919-1920 referred Amendment 39 to the ballot.

See also

1920 Measures

• 1920 Measures
• Ballot measure supermajority requirements on the ballot
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• 1920 legislative sessions

Nebraska

• Nebraska ballot measures
• Nebraska ballot measure laws

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