Nebraska Amendment 5, Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund Measure (2006)
| Nebraska Amendment 5 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Early childhood education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 2006. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the use of perpetual school funds for early childhood education and to create an early childhood education fund. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the use of perpetual school funds for early childhood education and to create an early childhood education fund. |
Election results
|
Nebraska Amendment 5 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
291,454 | 54.43% | ||
| No | 243,988 | 45.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ |
A vote FOR this amendment will permit use of perpetual school funds for early childhood educational purposes through public schools, will create an early childhood education endowment fund and allocate $40,000,000 of perpetual school funds to the endowment fund, subject to reversion to the common schools if the annual income from $20,000,000 of private funds is not irrevocably committed to the endowment fund, and will define early childhood education for purposes of Article VII of the Constitution of Nebraska. A vote AGAINST this amendment will not change the use of the perpetual school funds, will not create an early childhood education endowment fund, and will not define early childhood education. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Nebraska Lincoln (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
