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Nebraska Amendment 1, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Historical Property Measure (2004)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to exempt from property taxes the improvements made to historical properties. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to exempt from property taxes the improvements made to historic properties. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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406,230 | 58.47% | ||
| No | 288,544 | 41.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize exemption of certain improvements to historically significant real property from property taxation. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal would authorize the Legislature to exempt from taxation, in whole or in part, the increased value of real property resulting from the renovation, rehabilitation, or preservation of historically significant real property. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not authorize a tax exemption for the increased value of real property resulting from the renovation, rehabilitation, or preservation of historically significant real property. A constitutional amendment to authorize exemption of certain improvements to historically significant real property from property taxation. | ” |
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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