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Nebraska Amendment 1, Changes to Redevelopment Financing for Substandard or Blighted Areas Measure (1988)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to change provisions relating to the redevelopment of blighted property by municipalities to further define the project area to allow just a portion of the property to be eligible for financing. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to change provisions relating to the redevelopment of blighted property by municipalities to further define the project area to allow just a portion of the property to be eligible for financing. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1 |
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317,614 | 60.42% | ||
| No | 208,076 | 39.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change finance provisions relating to the redevelopment of substandard or blighted property by further defining the project area. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will change provisions relating to the redevelopment of substandard or blighted property by any city or village, and for the financing thereof, to further define the project area involved to allow just a portion of a substandard or blighted area to be eligible for present constitutional financing methods for redevelopment of substandard or blighted property. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present constitutional provisions which do not allow just a portion of a substandard or blighted area to be eligible for present constitutional financing methods for redevelopment of substandard or blighted property. | ” |
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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