Nebraska Term Limits Amendment, Measure 407 (1992)

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The Nebraska Term Limits Amendment, also known as Initiative Measure 407, was an initiated constitutional amendment on the November 3, 1992 election ballot in Nebraska, where it was approved.

Aftermath

In 1994, the Nebraska Supreme Court nullified the results of the vote, saying that not enough signatures had been collected to place the measure on the ballot.

Election results

Initiative Measure 407 (Term Limits)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		481,048	64.6%
No		224,114	30.1%

Official results via: Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09 (p.260)

Text of measure

Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to: (1) set limits of two consecutive terms in office for Nebraska legislators, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Attorney General, public service commissioners, State Board of Education members, and University of Nebraska Board of Regents members; and (2) prohibit persons who have served four consecutive terms as a representative in Congress or two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate from being listed on any official ballot for re-election. Terms currently being served would not be counted in applying these restrictions.

See also

Suggest a link

• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• Nebraska 1992 ballot measures
• 1992 ballot measures
• Term limits in Nebraska
• Nebraska Term Limits Amendment, Measure 407 (1992)
• Nebraska Term Limits, Initiated Measure 408 (1994)
• Nebraska Term Limits Ballot Instruction, Measure 409 (1996)
• Nebraska State Legislative Term Limits, Initiative 415 (2000)

External links

• Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09
• Official Report of Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, Primary Election, May 12, 1992, General Election, November 3, 1992
• Term limits in Nebraska: A Timeline
• Slipping backward: A history of the Nebraska Supreme Court