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Nebraska Amendment 4, Lottery Proceeds for State Fair Board Measure (2004)
| Nebraska Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Gambling policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to require the legislature to appropriate 10% of state lottery proceeds to the Nebraska State Fair Board. |
A "no" vote opposes amending the state constitution to require the legislature to appropriate 10% of state lottery proceeds to the Nebraska State Fair Board. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 4 |
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403,073 | 55.64% | ||
| No | 321,410 | 44.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to require the proceeds of the lottery operated and regulated by the State of Nebraska to be appropriated by the Legislature for the costs of the lottery, the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, education, the Nebraska State Fair Board, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund, subject to certain conditions. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would provide a conditional guarantee of 10% of state lottery proceeds to the Nebraska State Fair Board for operation of the Nebraska State Fair and specify the distribution of the remaining proceeds. Under this proposal, after payment of prizes and operating expenses and $500,000 to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund, the remaining state lottery proceeds would be distributed as follows: (1) 44 ½% to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund to be used as provided in the Nebraska Environmental Trust Act, (2) 44 ½% to be used for education as the Legislature may direct, (3) 10% to the Nebraska State Fair Board if the most populous city within the county in which the fair is located provides matching funds equivalent to ten percent of the amount available for distribution to the Board, but if the fair ceases operations, this share would be transferred to the state General Fund, and (4) 1% to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the Legislature's authority to distribute state lottery proceeds. A constitutional amendment to require the proceeds of the lottery operated and regulated by the State of Nebraska to be appropriated by the Legislature for the costs of the lottery, the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, education, the Nebraska State Fair Board, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund, subject to certain conditions. | ” |
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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