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Nebraska Amendment 14, Bonds for Highway Construction Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing bonds for highway construction three-fifths legislative approval and using state revenue related to highway use for repayment. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing bonds for highway construction three-fifths legislative approval and using state revenue related to highway use for repayment. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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224,927 | 51.86% | ||
| No | 208,758 | 48.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment authorizing the State of Nebraska to issue bonds for construction of highways if the Legislature determines by three-fifths vote of its elected members that the need for construction of highways in this state requires such action, and to pledge state revenue closely relating to the use of such highways for payment thereof. | ” |
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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