Nebraska Initiative Measure 413, Tax and Spending Limits Amendment (1998)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Initiative Measure 413 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to limit government spending by limiting state and local tax revenue increases by the rate of inflation, population growth, costs of temporary emergencies, and new unfunded federal mandates. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to limit government spending by limiting state and local tax revenue increases by the rate of inflation, population growth, costs of temporary emergencies, and new unfunded federal mandates. |
Election results
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Nebraska Initiative Measure 413 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 191,046 | 35.92% | ||
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340,862 | 64.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative Measure 413 was as follows:
| “ | Create a constitutional limit on government spending by limiting future tax revenue increases by state and local governments. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
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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