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Nebraska Amendment 1, Classification of Agricultural Lands Measure (1990)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that agricultural and horticultural lands be classified separately for tax purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that agricultural and horticultural lands be classified separately for tax purposes. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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317,534 | 61.27% | ||
| No | 200,744 | 38.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide that the agricultural land and horticultural land, as defined by the Legislature, constitutes a separate and distinct class of property for purposes of taxation and that such land may be taxed by a method which results in values that are not uniform and proportionate with all other tangible property and franchises but which result in values that are uniform and proportionate upon all property within the class of agricultural land and horticultural land and to eliminate a provision permitting separate and district classification of such property. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will allow the Legislature to provide that agricultural and horticultural lands, as defined by law, shall constitute a separate and distinct class of property for tax purposes, and to allow the Legislature further to provide for a different method of taxing such land which results in values not uniform and proportionate with all other tangible property, but which are uniform and proportionate upon all the property within this class. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the current provision which only authorizes the Legislature to provide that this type of property shall constitute a separate class for tax purposes; and will not add the new language authorizing the Legislature, in addition, to provide for a different method of taxing such property resulting in values which are not uniform or proportionate with all other tangible property, but which are uniform and proportionate upon all the property within this class. | ” |
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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