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Nebraska Voting on Merging Governments, Amendment 10 (1896)
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The Nebraska Voting on Merging Governments Amendment, also known as Amendment 10, was on the ballot in Nebraska on November 3, 1896, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The measure would have required that all questions regarding the merging of county and metropolitan governments be submitted to voters.[1]
Election results
| Nebraska Amendment 10 (1896) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 47,634 | 45.54% | ||
| Yes | 56,960 | 54.46% | ||
Election results via: Nebraska Legislature
Note: 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
The text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- Nebraska 1896 ballot measures
- 1896 ballot measures
- List of Nebraska ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Nebraska
External links
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