Nebraska Amendment 4, Legislative Salary Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing state legislator's salaries to $22,500. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing state legislator's salaries, thereby maintaining their existing salary of $12,000. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 236,566 | 31.55% | ||
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513,230 | 68.45% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change the salary of members of the Legislature to twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this constitutional amendment would increase the salary for members of the Legislature from twelve thousand dollars per year to twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars per year, beginning January 2013. A vote AGAINST this constitutional amendment would result in no change in the salary for members of the Legislature. | ” |
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.
On March 5, 2012, the amendment passed its first round of debate with vote of 28-9.[1]
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012, the amendment passed its final reading on a vote of 31-15-3, passing the measure on to the ballot.[2][3]
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Footnotes
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