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Nebraska Amendment 15, Organization of State Courts Amendment (September 1920)
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| Topic State judiciary oversight and State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on September 21, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported revising court procedures to allow the Supreme Court to sit in division, with the chief justice presiding over each division. |
A "no" vote opposed revising court procedures to allow the Supreme Court to sit in division, with the chief justice presiding over each division. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 15 |
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56,334 | 77.98% | ||
| No | 15,908 | 22.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:
| “ | To amend Sections 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Article VI, and to add Sections 25 and 26 thereto.—Amendments relating to organization, jurisdiction and procedure of the courts, and the election of judges. | ” |
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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