Nebraska Amendment 2A, Vehicle Tax Allocation Measure (1998)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to require that vehicle tax revenue be allocated to the local jurisdictions where the tax is levied. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to require that vehicle tax revenue be allocated to the local jurisdictions where the tax is levied. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2A |
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266,513 | 58.59% | ||
| No | 188,390 | 41.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2A was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to change a restriction on allocation of proceeds from motor vehicle taxes. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section I of Article VIII (the Revenue Article), to provide that the revenue from motor vehicles taxed in each county shall be allocated only to such county and the cities, villages and school districts therein. A vote AGAINST this proposal will serve to retain the present system of allocating this revenue to said counties, townships, cities, villages, school districts, and the other governmental subdivisions in the proportion that the tax levy of each bears to the total county levy on taxable 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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