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Nebraska Initiative 1, Veterans' Compensation Fund and Tax Levy Initiative (1948)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Nebraska Initiative 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Nebraska on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing compensation and eligibility terms for World War II veterans, creating a veteran's compensation fund, and a property tax levy for funding. |
A "no" vote opposed providing compensation and eligibility terms for World War II veterans, creating a veteran's compensation fund, and a property tax levy for funding. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 196,318 | 48.04% | ||
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212,340 | 51.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 1 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT relating to veterans of World War II; providing for compensation and terms of eligibility of Nebraska residents who served in the Armed Forces of the United States within certain periods of World War II; providing for the administration of this Act, defining terms, and creating the veteran's compensation fund; authorizing the Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish rules and regulations; providing for a three and one-half mill levy upon all taxable property of the State, except intangible property, for the years 1949 to 1953, inclusive; and to provide penalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 7% of registered voters at the signature deadline. 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. 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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