Nebraska Referendum 1, Gas Tax Referendum (1950)
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| Topic Fuel taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Nebraska Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Nebraska on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported rejecting the provisions of Legislative Bill No. 399, which proposed increasing gasoline and excise taxes on motor vehicle fuels and changing their allocation. |
A "no" vote opposed rejecting the provisions of Legislative Bill No. 399, which proposed increasing gasoline and excise taxes on motor vehicle fuels and changing their allocation. |
Election results
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207,408 | 51.53% | ||
| No | 195,130 | 48.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:
| “ | SHALL the provisions of Legislative Bill No. 399, Sixty-first Session of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, the purpose of which is to increase the gasoline tax and the excise tax on motor vehicle fuels and change the allocation and distribution thereof, be rejected? | ” |
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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