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Nebraska Amendment 11, Obsolete Language Regarding Elections Amendment (May 1972)

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Nebraska Amendment 11

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Election date

May 9, 1972

Topic
Constitutional wording changes and State legislative elections
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Nebraska Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 9, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported revising Article 17 to remove obsolete language and sections related to elections and terms of office.

A "no" vote opposed revising Article 17 to remove obsolete language and sections related to elections and terms of office.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 11

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

220,803 76.87%
No 66,448 23.13%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:

“

Constitutional amendment recodifying and revising Article XVII and omitting obsolete matter.

”

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.

See also

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