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Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2012)

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A Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment did not appear on the 2012 ballot in the state of Nebraska as an initiated constitutional amendment.

The proposed measure would have reversed a 1994 Nebraska Supreme Court decision which changed the number of signatures required to qualify a petition from a percentage of votes cast for governor in the last election to a percentage of registered voters. The petition was filed by the Second House Amendment Committee on January 25, 2012.[1] The committee included Mike Groene, Sharon Craichy and Kent Bernbeck; all of whom had proposed initiatives in the past.[2]

According to the Omaha World-Herald, the measure would have cut the number of signatures needed on petition drives by about half.[2] Prior to the 1994 ruling the proposed amendment, for example, would have required about 49,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot. However, in 2012, it would have required about 115,000 signatures.[3]

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See also: Nebraska signature requirements

In order to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment, supporters were required to collect valid signatures from a minimum of 10 percent of registered voters; more than 115,000 signatures. The deadline to submit signatures for the 2012 ballot in Nebraska was July 6, 2012.[4]

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