Nebraska Amendment 10, Vote Requirement for Merging of Local Governments Measure (1896)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1896. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require the merging of county and metropolitan governments to be approved by voters. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to require the merging of county and metropolitan governments to be approved by voters. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 56,960 | 54.46% | ||
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47,634 | 45.54% | ||
Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 217,763 votes in the entire election (108,882 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska by adding a new section to article twelve (12) of said constitution, to be numbered section two (2), relative to the merging of the government of cities of the metropolitan class and the government of the counties wherein such cities are located. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Section 2. The government of any city of the metropolitan class and the government of the county in which it is located may be merged wholly or in part when a proposition so to do has been submitted by authority of law to the voters of such city and county and received the assent of a majority of the votes cast in such city and also a majority of the votes cast in the county exclusive of those cast in such metropolitan city at such election. Approved March 29, A. D., 1895. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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 of all voters in the election was required to approve the amendment.
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