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Nebraska Amendment 16, Educational Funds Amendment (May 1972)
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| Topic Public education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on May 9, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that state public funds not be appropriated to private schools not owned or controlled by the state. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that state public funds not be appropriated to private schools not owned or controlled by the state. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 16 |
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173,405 | 51.44% | ||
| No | 163,683 | 48.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that public funds shall not be appropriated to any school not owned or exclusively controlled by the state or a political subdivision; to permit the state to receive money from the federal government and distribute it in accordance with the terms of the grant, but to prohibit adding any state or local funds to such money. | ” |
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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