Nebraska 1998 ballot measures

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Ten statewide ballot measures were on the May 12, 1998 ballot in Nebraska.

• All ten of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Nine of the measures were approved.
• One of the measures was defeated.

Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 3, 1998 ballot in Nebraska.

• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
• Five of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

May 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Allows state executive officers to reside anywhere in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Requires legislative committees to hold open meetings and publish certain votes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	Eliminates language permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law enforcement	Eliminates language allowing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 5A	Direct democracy	Requires initiative measures to contain only one subject	a
LRCA	Amendment 5B	Direct democracy	Requires referendum measures to refer to only one act of the Legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	State exec	Provides that the lieutenant governor shall no longer be the legislature’s presiding officer	d
LRCA	Amendment 7A	Admin of Gov't	Eliminates a requirement that session laws be published in book form	a
LRCA	Amendment 7B	Con language	Transfers Constitution Article XVII, Section 6 to Article III, Section 30	a
LRCA	Amendment 7C	Con language	Repeals requirement that printed copies of the Constitution be prefixed to books of statutes	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws	a
LRCA	Amendment 2A	Taxes	Restricts allocation of proceeds from motor vehicle taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2B	Admin of gov't	Authorizes legislation relating to mergers and consolidations by local governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 2C	Taxes	Provides that government-owned property is free of taxation to extent that it is used for authorized public purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2D	Admin of gov't	Repeals constitutional provisions dealing with township organization and towns	d
LRCA	Amendment 3A	Judiciary	Changes residence and office requirements for justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Amendment 3B	Judiciary	Provides for votes for retention of judges of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals	d
CICA	Measure 413	Taxes	Limits government spending by limiting future tax revenue increases	d
CISS	Measure 414	Business reg	Establishes certain requirements relating to local telephone network access charges	d

See also

• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• 1998 ballot measures

External links

• Nebraska Legislature