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Nebraska Amendment 16, Income Tax Initiative (1968)

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Nebraska Amendment 16

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Election date

November 5, 1968

Topic
Income taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Nebraska Amendment 16 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting Nebraska from levying an income tax for state purposes.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting Nebraska from levying an income tax for state purposes.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 16

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 183,328 35.58%

Defeated No

331,987 64.42%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:

Proposed amendment to Article VII, Section 1B of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to taxation; to provide that the State of Nebraska shall be prohibited from levying an income tax for state purposes.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nebraska

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of registered voters at the signature deadline. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. 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 legislative referrals.

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