Nebraska Amendment 12, Financial Grants for Families of Students in Nonpublic Schools Measure (1970)
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| Topic School choice policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to grant financial assistance to students enrolled in non-public schools as reimbursement for the portion of their tuition related to state-approved courses. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to grant financial assistance to students enrolled in non-public schools as reimbursement for the portion of their tuition related to state-approved courses. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 182,827 | 42.19% | ||
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250,529 | 57.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to permit the Legislature to make grants for the benefit of students enrolled in nonpublic schools as reimbursement for the part of their tuition that is allocable to instruction in state-approved courses, which reimbursement shall not exceed one-third of the per student cost in the public school district in which the student resides nor any plan of reimbursement breach the separation of church and state required by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | ” |
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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