Nebraska Amendment 2 (2000)
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Nebraska Amendment 2, also known as a constitutional amendment to state that the language in the Constitution shall be construed to be gender neutral and to direct the Secretary of State to revise and reprint the Constitution to implement such construction, was on the November 7, 2000 election ballot in Nebraska. It was defeated, with 43% of voters in favor.
The measure was a legislative referral voted onto the ballot by the Nebraska State Legislature.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Legislative Constitutional Amendment
Requires the language of the state constitution to be gender neutral, and directs the Secretary of State to revise and reprint the state constitution implementing this provision as soon as practicable after the approval of this amendment. (LR 11 CA)
See also
- Nebraska 2000 ballot measures
- Maine Removal of Gender Biased Language from Constitution Amendment (1988)
- New Hampshire CACR 18 (1998)
- New York Proposal 1 (2001)
