Nebraska Initiative Measure 408, Term Limits Amendment (1994)
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| Topic Congressional term limits and Executive official term limits |
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Origin |
Nebraska Initiative Measure 408 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 8, 1994.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution for certain state and local offices and prohibiting Nebraska's congressional officeholders from appearing on future ballots after serving three consecutive terms in the U.S. House or two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution for certain state and local offices and prohibiting Nebraska's congressional officeholders from appearing on future ballots after serving three consecutive terms in the U.S. House or two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate. |
Aftermath
In 1996, the Nebraska Supreme Court invalidated the initiative saying that not enough signatures had been collected to place the measure on the ballot.[1]
Election results
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Nebraska Initiative Measure 408 |
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359,774 | 67.67% | ||
| No | 171,894 | 32.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative Measure 408 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to: (1) Set limits of two consecutive terms in office for Nebraska Legislators, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, public service commissioners, State Board of Education members, and University of Nebraska Board of Regents members; (2) Limit the number of consecutive terms in office for certain local officials; and (3) prohibit persons who have served three consecutive terms as a representative in congress or two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate from being listed on any official ballot for re-election? Terms currently being served would not be counted. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR will create a constitutional limit on the number of consecutive terms in office for various elected state and local officials; and will prohibit Nebraska's Representatives in Congress and the U.S. Senate from being listed on the ballot after serving a specified number of consecutive terms. A vote AGAINST will not create such constitutional limits on terms and ballot listing. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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