Nebraska 2008 ballot measures
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One statewide ballot measure was on the May 13, 2008 ballot in Nebraska.
- The one measure was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
- The one measure was approved.
Two statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Nebraska.
- One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
- One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
- One of the measures was approved.
- One of the measures was defeated.
In a year that started with four initiative petitions circulating, only one, the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative (NCRI) was able to collect enough signatures to be placed on the November 4, 2008 ballot.[1]
Historical facts
- Through 2006, a total of 63 citizen-initiated ballot propositions had appeared on Nebraska's ballot since the beginning of the process in 1914.
- With one initiative on the 2008 ballot, the historical total of Nebraska initiatives through the 2008 elections came to 64.[2]
- The passage of Nebraska Legislative Bill 39 earlier in 2008 overriding a gubernatorial veto reduced the likelihood that initiatives will appear on Nebraska ballots in years to come.
National overview
On the ballot
May 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Permits certain cities to invest public endowment funds in the same manner as would a prudent investor |  |
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Allows funds for municipal economic development to come from sources other than general taxes, if local voters approve |  |
| CICA | Measure 424 | Affirm action | Prohibits race- and gender-based admissions and hiring decisions | |
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Use Public Power Initiative | Business regulation | Eliminate ban preventing public power companies from offering telecommunications technology. |
| CISS | No Annexation Without a Vote | Administration of government | Prevent municipalities from annexing a city or village without approval from the voters in the city or village to be annexed. |
| CISS | Detachment and Reestablishment Initiative | Administration of government | Authorizes a municipality which had been annexed in the past 5 years to seek detachment from the annexing entity. |
| VR | State Fair Referendum | - | Challenging law moving state fair from Lincoln to Grand Island |
See also
External links
- Nebraska Legislature
- Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections
- Nebraska SOS winter newsletter (see pg.4)
- 2008 Nebraska Elections Calendar on SOS website
- Lincoln Journal Star article on 2008 initiative season
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