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Nebraska Amendment 4, Classification of Agricultural Land Measure (1984)
| Nebraska Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Property |
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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 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the legislature to classify agricultural and horticultural land separately. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the legislature to classify agricultural and horticultural land separately. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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411,868 | 70.12% | ||
| No | 175,546 | 29.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to separately classify agricultural and horticultural land. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will add a provision to Section 1 of Article VIII authorizing the Legislature to enact legislation placing agricultural and horticultural land used solely for agricultural or horticultural purposes in a separate and distinct class of property for purposes of taxation. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present provisions of Section 1 of Article VIII which do not allow the Legislature to place agricultural and horticultural land used solely for these purposes in a separate and distinct class of property for purposes of taxation. | ” |
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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