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Nebraska Initiative Measure 415, State Legislative Term Limits Amendment (2000)
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| Topic State legislative term limits |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Initiative Measure 415 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to provide that legislators not be eligible for office in the legislature for four years after serving two consecutive terms. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to provide that legislators not be eligible for office in the legislature for four years after serving two consecutive terms. |
Election results
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Nebraska Initiative Measure 415 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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355,030 | 55.82% | ||
| No | 280,985 | 44.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative Measure 415 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to provide that no person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for four years after the expiration of two consecutive legislative terms? Legislative service prior to January 1, 2001, will not be counted for the purpose of calculating consecutive legislative terms, and service in office for more than one-half of a legislative term will be considered service for a full term. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR will amend the Nebraska Constitution so as to limit members of the Nebraska Legislature to two consecutive terms. Under this amendment, no person will be eligible to serve as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for four years after the completion of two consecutive legislative terms. Legislative service prior to January 1, 2001, will not be counted for calculating consecutive terms, and service in office for more than one-half of a term will be considered service for a full term. A vote AGAINST will not amend the Nebraska Constitution so as to impose the legislative term limits described above. Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to provide that no person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for four years after the expiration of two consecutive legislative terms? Legislative service prior to January 1, 2001, will not be counted for the purpose of calculating consecutive legislative terms, and service in office for more than one-half of a legislative term will be considered service for a full term. | ” |
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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