Omaha, Nebraska, Public Facilities Bond Measure (November 2024)
Omaha Public Facilities Bond Measure | |
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Election date |
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Topic City bonds |
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Status |
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Type Referral |
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Omaha Public Facilities Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Omaha on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue $146 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for public facilities, including police buildings, fire stations, libraries, maintenance facilities, arena facilities, and more. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue $146 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for public facilities. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Public Facilities Bond Measure.
Election results
Omaha Public Facilities Bond Measure |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
134,287 | 70.53% | |||
No | 56,112 | 29.47% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Public Facilities Bond Measure was as follows:
“ | Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of one hundred forty-six million dollars ($146,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping, and rehabilitating police buildings and facilities, fire stations, branch libraries, park maintenance facilities, auditorium support facilities, arena and convention center facilities, public works storage facilities, and city-wide building renovations and replacements and other public facilities of the City of Omaha, with the approximate cost to taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved being one hundred forty-six million dollars ($146,000,000) plus interest payable on said bonds, to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha, as proposed in the notice of election, which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Omaha.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Nebraska.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Statutes, "Section 32-908," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Nebraska Voter Registration Background,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Felon Voting Rights FAQ,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, “Voter Information Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Online Voter Registration Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 28, 2024
- ↑ Omaha World-Herald, “Online voter registration is coming to Nebraska,” September 5, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State’s Official Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed June 8, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Election Day FAQ," accessed June 8, 2023
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