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Nebraska Amendment 1, University Board of Regents Membership Amendment (1974)

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Nebraska Amendment 1

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Election date

November 5, 1974

Topic
Administrative organization and Higher education governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported adding three nonvoting student members, including student body presidents from various University of Nebraska campuses, to the Board of Regents.

A "no" vote opposed adding three nonvoting student members, including student body presidents from various University of Nebraska campuses, to the Board of Regents.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

198,737 50.09%
No 198,024 49.91%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Constitutional amendment to provide for non-voting student membership on the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

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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