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Nebraska Initiative 1, Highway Use Tax Initiative (1956)
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| Topic Transportation taxes and fees |
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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 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a highway use tax on large trucks and buses, with revenue directed to road maintenance and related infrastructure. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a highway use tax on large trucks and buses, with revenue directed to road maintenance and related infrastructure. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 241,128 | 43.63% | ||
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311,528 | 56.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 1 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to provide a highway use tax, based on weight and distance, on all commercial trucks carrying loads of ten or more tons and on intercity buses, weighing twenty-eight thousand or more pounds; to provide that revenue from said tax be distributed to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and to Counties and Municipalities of the State in the same proportions and for the same purposes as revenue from the gasoline tax is distributed; to provide for enforcement and administration of the Act; and to amend and repeal certain Statutes. | ” |
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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