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Nebraska Amendment 14, Board of Equalization Membership Amendment (1972)

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Nebraska Amendment 14

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Election date

November 7, 1972

Topic
Tax and revenue administration
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported removing the State Tax Commissioner from the State Board of Equalization and Assessment and adding a new member to the Board by the legislature.

A "no" vote opposed removing the State Tax Commissioner from the State Board of Equalization and Assessment and adding a new member to the Board by the legislature.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 14

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 218,761 49.00%

Defeated No

227,652 51.00%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:

Constitutional amendment harmonizing the provisions with previous amendments, changing the duties of the Tax Commissioner, and changing the membership of the State Board of Equalization and Assessment.

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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