Nebraska Referendum 401, Mandatory Seat Belts Referendum (1986)
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| Topic Vehicle and driver regulations |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Nebraska Referendum 401 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Nebraska on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A "for" vote retained Legislative Bill 496, which required drivers and front seat passengers of vehicles to wear seat belts. |
A "against" vote repealed Legislative Bill 496, which required drivers and front seat passengers of vehicles to wear seat belts. |
Election results
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| Yes | 266,944 | 49.89% | ||
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268,127 | 50.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 401 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 1 of Legislative Bill 496, enacted by the Eighty-Ninth Legislature of the State of Nebraska in its First Session, the purpose of which is to require any driver and front seat passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in the State of Nebraska to wear a safety belt, be retained? [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR will retain a statutory provision generally requiring any driver and front seat passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in the State of Nebraska to wear a safety belt. A vote AGAINST will eliminate a statutory provision generally requiring any driver and front seat passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in the State of Nebraska to wear a safety belt. | ” |
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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