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Nebraska Amendment 2D, Remove Township and Town References Measure (1998)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to repeal references to townships and towns in the state constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to repeal references to townships and towns in the state constitution. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2D |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 150,394 | 37.09% | ||
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255,093 | 62.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2D was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to repeal and eliminate provisions dealing with township organization and towns. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would amend five separate Articles (III, VIII, IX, XI, XVII) by removing all constitutional references to townships or towns, and repeal outright section 5 of Article IX (the Counties Article) which directs the Legislature by general law to provide for township organization. A vote AGAINST this proposal will keep in the constitution all references to towns and townships, and would retain section 5 of Article IX requiring the Legislature to provide by general law for township organization. | ” |
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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