Nebraska Amendment 6, State Executive Officer Recalls Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Recall process and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the recall of elective executive state officers, requiring a petition signed by 25% of the voters who voted for Governor. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the recall of elective executive state officers, requiring a petition signed by 25% of the voters who voted for Governor. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 124,829 | 42.21% | ||
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170,883 | 57.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska authorizing the recall of elective constitutional executive state officers by the electors after the year 1943 at general elections held in 1944 and every two years thereafter when such officers fail to resign upon the filing of a petition for their recall signed by electors to the number of twenty-five per cent of the number which voted for Governor at the preceding election. [ ] AGAINST an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska authorizing the recall of elective constitutional executive state officers by the electors after the year 1943 at general elections held in 1944 and every two years thereafter when such officers fail to resign upon the filing of a petition for their recall signed by electors to the number of twenty-five per cent of the number which voted for Governor at the preceding election. | ” |
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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