Nebraska Initiative Measure 405, Spending Increase Limits Amendment (1990)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Initiative Measure 405 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to limit state and local government appropriations by 2% each year, unless approved by four-fifths of the state legislature or voter approval at the local level. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to limit state and local government appropriations by 2% each year, unless approved by four-fifths of the state legislature or voter approval at the local level. |
Election results
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Nebraska Initiative Measure 405 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 178,749 | 30.84% | ||
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400,872 | 69.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative Measure 405 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Nebraska constitution be amended to provide that, for fiscal years ending after January 1, 1991: (1) total appropriations for state, funded with state taxes and fees, shall not be increased more than 2 percent over the prior fiscal year; and (2) budgets of local governments shall not be increased by more than 2 percent over the prior fiscal year? An increase exceeding 2 percent in state appropriations would be permitted if authorized by a four-fifths vote of the legislature. An increase exceeding 2 percent for local governments would be permitted if approved by a majority vote of the local electorate. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR will create a constitutional 2 percent limit on the percentage by which total appropriations for the state (funded by taxes and fees levied and collected by the state) and budgets of local governments may be increased each year for fiscal years ending after January 1, 1991, except under certain circumstances. A vote AGAINST will not create such a constitutional limitation. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% 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. This also applies to legislative referrals.
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