Nebraska 1920 ballot measures

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Forty-one statewide ballot measures were on the September 21, 1920 ballot in Nebraska.

• All forty-one of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• All forty-one of the measures were approved.

One statewide ballot measure was on the November 2, 1920 ballot in Nebraska.

• The one measure was a veto referendum.
• The one measure was defeated.

On the ballot

September 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Trials	Allows jury verdicts of five-sixths	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	Permits regulation of property rights of immigrants	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	English	Declares English as the official language of the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Direct democracy	Reduces the number of signatures required for initiatives and referendums	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Redistricting	Requires legislative apportionment in counties entitled to two or more representatives	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Legislature	Increases the number of state senators	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Legislature	Increases the salaries of legislators	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Legislature	Revises legislative procedures relating to adoption of reports and reading of bills	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Legislature	Prohibits state legislators from being appointed to other state offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't salaries	Prohibits increasing salaries during terms of office	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Resources	Reserves mineral rights for state lands	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Con language	Removes an obsolete provision for legislative apportionment	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	State exec	Allows for the creation of new executive offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of gov't	Creates the office of tax commissioner and the board of equalization	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Judiciary	Revises the organization, jurisdiction and procedures of the courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Judiciary	Requires agreement of five Supreme Court justices to declare laws unconstitutional	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Judiciary	Provides for elections of Supreme Court justices	a
LRCA	Amendment 18	Suffrage	Gives women the right to vote	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Suffrage	Allows soldiers to vote when on duty outside of the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Gov't Finances	Allows legislature to distribute temporary school funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Property	Prohibits the sale of school lands except at public auction	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Elections	Provides for the election of university regents by district	a
LRCA	Amendment 23	Gov't Finances	Prohibits the use of state aid for sectarian institutions	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Education	Raises the age for commitment to industrial schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Education	Provides boards of education for normal schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Taxes	Requires uniform property taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Taxes	Allows various family tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Taxes	Places a limit on the county tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Local gov't	Provides for changes in county boundaries	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Utilities	Requires public utility corporations to report to the railway commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Utilities	Requires permission from the railway commission to consolidate public utility corporations	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Utilities	Regulates stocks and dividends of public utility corporations	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local gov't	Allows cities to adopt their charters as home rule charters	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Business reg	Grants greater power and flexibility to cooperative companies	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Water	Defines rights in the use of water power	a
LRCA	Amendment 36	Water	Secures title of state to water power sites	a
LRCA	Amendment 37	Admin of gov't	Permits the creation of an industrial commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 38	Labor	Regulates conditions of employment of women and children	a
LRCA	Amendment 39	Elections	Requires a 35 percent majority of total voters to pass constitutional amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 40	Gov't salaries	Fixes increased salaries of state officials for at least eight years	a
LRCA	Amendment 41	Con language	Eliminates obsolete provisions of the constitution	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum 1	Elections	Repeals part of the direct primary law	d

See also

• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• 1920 ballot measures

External links

• Nebraska Legislature