Nebraska Amendment 2, Food, Drug, Dairy, and Oil Commissioner Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Food policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the position of Food, Drug, Dairy, and Oil Commissioner, transferring authority from the governor to the appointed commissioner to oversee relevant laws and commissions. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the position of Food, Drug, Dairy, and Oil Commissioner, transferring authority from the governor to the appointed commissioner to oversee relevant laws and commissions. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2 |
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| Yes | 91,215 | 46.25% | ||
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105,993 | 53.75% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | That Article V (5), entitled "Executive Department," of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be and hereby is amended by adding thereto the following new section to be numbered Section 19B: SECTION 19B: The governor shall appoint an elector of the state who shall be known as the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commissioner. Such commissioner shall be appointed for a term of six years and shall have power to administer all laws now administered by the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission, and the powers possessed by the governor as the commissioner of the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission shall cease to exist in the governor and his deputy, and shall become vested in the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commissioner, which commissioner, without further authority of law is hereby authorized and directed to assume and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties heretofore vested in, or exercised by the governor with reference to the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission, but nothing herein shall limit the general supervisory or examining powers vested in the governor by the laws or the constitution of this state, or such as are vested by him in any committee appointed by him. Said commissioner shall give bond, receive such compensation, perform all duties and comply with all regulations that are fixed and established by law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of registered voters at the signature deadline. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. 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 legislative referrals.
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