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Nebraska Amendment 1, Authorize Nonprofit Organizations to Use Bonds Measure (May 2010)
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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 May 11, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to authorize the state legislature to allow counties, cities, or villages to acquire, lease, or finance property through bonds for nonprofit organizations that must be repaid by the nonprofit and not tax revenue. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to authorize the state legislature to allow counties, cities, or villages to acquire, lease, or finance property through bonds for nonprofit organizations that must be repaid by the nonprofit and not tax revenue. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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129,018 | 52.50% | ||
| No | 116,708 | 47.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize the use of revenue bonds to develop and lease property for use by nonprofit enterprises as determined by law. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this amendment will authorize the Legislature to permit counties, cities, and villages to acquire, own, develop, and lease or finance real and personal property for use by nonprofit enterprises for nonsectarian, nondevotional, and nonreligious purposes and to issue revenue bonds for such purpose; will prohibit the use of condemnation for acquiring such property and operation of such property as a business by the county, city, or village; and will not authorize the county, city, or village to impose any tax to repay the obligations represented by such revenue bonds. A vote AGAINST this amendment will not authorize the Legislature to permit counties, cities, and villages to acquire, own, develop, and lease or finance real and personal property for use by nonprofit enterprises or to issue revenue bonds for such purpose. | ” |
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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