Nebraska Initiative 1, Public Safety Commission Initiative (1932)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Law enforcement |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Nebraska Initiative 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Nebraska on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Nebraska Public Safety Commission to oversee law enforcement duties and training, funded by state taxes and fees. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Nebraska Public Safety Commission to oversee law enforcement duties and training, funded by state taxes and fees. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 203,393 | 39.88% | ||
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306,682 | 60.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 1 was as follows:
| “ | This measure creates a Nebraska Public Safety Commission, composed of the Governor and the other elective state executive officers, whose duty it shall be through persons selected without reference to political affiliation to:
Cost in property taxes is limited to $75,000 each biennium; remainder from fees of fire insurance companies, and percentage of state's share of gasoline tax, as appropriated by Legislature. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 7% of registered voters at the signature deadline. 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. 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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