Nebraska Amendment 1, Change Fund Sources for Municipal Economic Development Measure (2008)
| Nebraska Amendment 1 | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Local government finance and taxes | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inNebraska onNovember 4, 2008. It wasdefeated.
A "yes" votesupported this amendment to remove the requirement that municipalities and villages can only use general tax revenue to fund economic and industrial development projects. |
A "no" voteopposed this amendment to remove the requirement that municipalities and villages can only use general tax revenue to fund economic and industrial development projects. |
Election results
Nebraska Amendment 1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 312,125 | 45.65% | ||
| 371,664 | 54.35% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change the powers of municipalities relating to fund sources for economic or industrial development. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | A vote 'FOR' this amendment will remove a requirement that cities and villages use only general tax revenue for economic and industrial development programs. A vote 'AGAINST' this amendment will keep the requirement that cities and villages use only general tax revenue for economic and industrial development projects and programs. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is availablehere.
Path to the ballot
- See also:Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for theNebraska 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.
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