Nebraska Amendment 3A, Supreme Court Judge Residence Measure (1998)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 3A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to allow Supreme Court justices to reside anywhere in the state. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to allow Supreme Court justices to reside anywhere in the state. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 3A |
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222,659 | 51.05% | ||
| No | 213,458 | 48.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3A was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change residence and office requirements for the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section 4 of Article V (the Judicial Article) to provide that the Chief Justice and the judges of the Supreme Court are not required to reside where the Supreme Court is located, but shall reside within the state, and that such judges’ offices shall be at the place where the Supreme Court is located. Also, they will not lose their residence at the place from which selected. A vote AGAINST this proposal will continue the present constitutional requirements that the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court are required to reside where the Supreme Court is located and that they shall not be deemed thereby to have lost residence at the place from which selected. | ” |
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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