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Nebraska Initiative Measure 416
Nebraska Initiative 416 was a 2000 ballot initiative that amended the Nebraska Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriage, same-sex civil unions or domestic partnerships. The referendum was approved on November 7, 2000, by 70% of the voters.Statewide General Election 2000 Results, Constitutional Amendments and Initiative Measures Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 21-22. Accessed 17 December 2006. The initiative has since been struck down in federal court and Same-sex marriage in Nebraska, same-sex marriage is now legally recognised in the state of Nebraska. Text of amendment The text of the amendment states:''Only marriage between a man and a woman shall ... |
Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska Constitution is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska. All acts of the Nebraska Legislature, the governor, and each governmental agency are subordinate to it. The constitution has been amended 228 times since it was first adopted in 1875, most notably to include the creation of a unicameral legislature. It is nicknamed the Grasshopper Constitution due to the occurrence of Albert's swarm, an immense concentration of grasshoppers that scourged the Western United States in 1875, during the constitutional convention that drafted the constitution. History On February 8, 1867, the United States Congress voted to admit Nebraska as a state, provided that suffrage was not denied to non-white voters. The bill admitting Nebraska as a state was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, but the veto was overridden by a supermajority in both Houses of Congress, and Nebraska was admitted to the Union. After a failed attempt to ratify a constitution in 1870, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |