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Nebraska Amendment 26, Property Taxes Amendment (September 1920)

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Nebraska Amendment 26

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Election date

September 21, 1920

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 26 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on September 21, 1920. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing uniform and proportional taxes on tangible property and franchises, allowing classification of other property and taxes other than property taxes.

A "no" vote opposed providing uniform and proportional taxes on tangible property and franchises, allowing classification of other property and taxes other than property taxes.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 26

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

59,105 79.16%
No 15,561 20.84%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 26 was as follows:

To amend Section 1, Article IX.—Provides uniform and proportional taxes on tangible property and franchises; permits classification of other property and permits taxes other than property taxes.

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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