Lincoln, Nebraska, Stormwater and Flood Management Bond Measure (November 2024)
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Lincoln Stormwater and Flood Management Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Lincoln on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing $13.9 million in bonds for the city's stormwater drainage and flood management systems, as well as measures to meet state and federal water quality standards, and allowing the city to enact a property tax to repay the bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing $13.9 million in bonds for the city's stormwater drainage and flood management systems, as well as measures to meet state and federal water quality standards, and allowing the city to enact a property tax to repay the bonds. |
Election results
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67,159 | 56.18% | ||
| No | 52,388 | 43.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Stormwater and Flood Management Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, issue its general obligation bonds in the stated principal amounts of not to exceed $13,900,000 for the purpose of paying costs incident to engineering, acquiring, constructing and/or furnishing improvements and betterments to and extension of the City’s storm water drainage and flood management system and measures to achieve state and federal water quality standards; such bonds to be dated at the time of their issuance and become due and payable on such dates, bear interest at such rates, and have such other terms as may be fixed by the City at the time of their issuance; and Shall the City cause to be levied and collected annually a tax, in addition to all other taxes, upon the taxable property in the City sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due and payable? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Lincoln.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Nebraska.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Statutes, "Section 32-908," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Nebraska Voter Registration Background,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Felon Voting Rights FAQ,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, “Voter Information Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Online Voter Registration Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 28, 2024
- ↑ Omaha World-Herald, “Online voter registration is coming to Nebraska,” September 5, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State’s Official Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed June 8, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Election Day FAQ," accessed June 8, 2023
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