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Nebraska Amendment 1B, State Lottery Proceeds Use Measure (1992)
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| Topic Gambling policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize proceeds from the lottery to be used to compensate depositors of industrial loan and investment companies for losses. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize proceeds from the lottery to be used to compensate depositors of industrial loan and investment companies for losses. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 1B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 230,273 | 34.89% | ||
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429,656 | 65.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1B was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature, if it establishes a state lottery pursuant to the constitution, to use the proceeds, or a portion thereof, to compensate depositors or industrial loan and investment companies for unreimbursed losses of guaranteed deposits held by industrial loan and investment companies which filed for bankruptcy or entered receivership after November 1, 1983. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will: (1) provide that, if a state lottery is established pursuant to the Constitution, the Legislature would be authorized to use a portion of the receipts thereof to compensate depositors of industrial loan and investment companies, which filed for bankruptcy or entered receivership after November 1, 1983, for unreimbursed losses of guaranteed deposits, notwithstanding any other provision in the Constitution prohibiting such reimbursement; and will (2) provide that no appropriation for such reimbursement shall be made by the Legislature after July 1, 1997. A vote AGAINST this proposal will not provide specific constitutional sanction for the use by the Legislature of part of the proceeds from a state lottery for the above-stated purposes, despite other constitutional provisions prohibiting such use. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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