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Nebraska Amendment 4, Public Education Financing Measure (1980)
| Nebraska Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Public education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to establish a system of public education financing that did not impose unfair or excessive property tax burdens. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to establish a system of public education financing that did not impose unfair or excessive property tax burdens. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 245,845 | 44.13% | ||
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311,203 | 55.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that the Legislature enact a system of financing public education which does not impose an unfair and excessive property tax burden. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would provide that the Legislature shall enact a method of financing public education which would meet the state's responsibility to provide maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of common schools, which method shall not rely on property taxes to the extent that an unfair and excessive burden is imposed on property owners. A vote AGAINST this proposal would not add to the constitution the above mandate to the Legislature relative to the enactment of a plan for the financing of public education in the state. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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