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Nebraska Amendment 6, Mill Levy Limitations Amendment (1970)

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Nebraska Amendment 6

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Election date

November 3, 1970

Topic
County and municipal governance and Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported removing the constitutional limit on county property tax levies and allowing the legislature to set mill levy limits.

A "no" vote opposed removing the constitutional limit on county property tax levies and allowing the legislature to set mill levy limits.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 93,251 24.44%

Defeated No

288,288 75.56%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

Constitutional amendment to repeal the limitation on the county mill levy.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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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