Nebraska Amendment 1, Mineral Taxation Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Mineral resources and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing taxation on reservations of mineral rights and fissionable materials in land and royalties. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing taxation on reservations of mineral rights and fissionable materials in land and royalties. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 150,071 | 44.06% | ||
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190,526 | 55.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR amendment to Section 1, Article VIII, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to authorize the Legislature to impose a tax on reservations of mineral rights and fissionable material in land and royalties. AGAINST amendment to Section 1, Article VIII, of the Constitution of Nebraska, to authorize the Legislature to impose a tax on reservations of mineral rights and fissionable material in land and royalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska 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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