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Nebraska Referendum 300, State Funding for Public Schools Referendum (1978)
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| Topic Public education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Nebraska Referendum 300 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Nebraska on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "for" vote retained Legislative Bill 33, which increased the amount of state financial support to the public schools of the state and imposed certain spending limitations on the public schools. |
An "against" vote repealed Legislative Bill 33, which increased the amount of state financial support to the public schools of the state and imposed certain spending limitations on the public schools. |
Election results
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Nebraska Referendum 300 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 190,963 | 41.74% | ||
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266,578 | 58.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 300 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Legislative Bill 33, enacted by the Eighty-fifth Legislature of the State of Nebraska in its First Session, the purpose of which is to increase the amount of state financial support to the public schools of the state, to impose certain spending limitations on the public schools of the state and to include specific programs in state financial support calculations, be retained? [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote For will generally provide increased financial support from the state to the public schools of the State of Nebraska, and change the means of determining the amount of that support. A vote Against will retain the present amounts of state aid and the means of determining the amounts of financial support from the state to the public schools. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5% of registered voters at the signature deadline for a referendum and 10% of registered voters to suspend the law until the referendum. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. 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.
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Footnotes
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