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Omaha, Nebraska, Sewer Bond Issue (May 2022)
| Omaha Environment Sewer Bonds | |
|---|---|
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| Election date May 10, 2022 | |
| Topic City bonds | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Omaha Environment Sewer Bonds was on the ballot as a referral in Omaha on May 10, 2022. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue $24.1 million in bonds to fund the construction, improvement, and equipping of sewers and sewer facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue $24.1 million in bonds to fund the construction, improvement, and equipping of sewers and sewer facilities. |
Voters approved six bond questions on May 10 totaling $260.3 million. The questions included a $120 million continuation of the street preservation bond issue that voters approved in 2020. The other five bond questions totaled $140.3 million and concerned:[1]
- sewers and sewer facilities - $24.1 million
- parks and recreation - $15.4 million
- public facilities - $15.1 million
- fire department capital improvements - $6.1 million
- streets and bridges - $79.6 million
- street preservation - $120 million
A simple majority was required for the approval of this measure.
Election results
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Omaha Environment Sewer Bonds |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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68,137 | 77.39% | ||
| No | 19,908 | 22.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Environment Sewer Bonds was as follows:
| “ | Special City Of Omaha Election $24,100,000 Environment Sewer Bonds
Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of twenty-four million one hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($24,100,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending and equipping of storm sewers, sanitary sewers, interceptor sewers, combined sewers, relief sewers, or a combination thereof, or any other related sewer construction, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be twenty-four million one hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($24,100,000) 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? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Background
2018 bond questions
In May 2018, Omaha voters approved five bond measures totaling $227.465 million that mirrored the purposes of five of the 2022 bond questions:
- Question 1 - Sewers - $11.475 million
- Question 2 - Parks and Recreation - $15.51 million
- Question 3 - Public Facilities - $39.37 million
- Question 4 - Fire Department Capital Improvements - $9.81 million
- Question 5 - Streets and Bridges - $151.3 million
2020 street preservation bond question
In 2020, Omaha voters approved a $200 million bond issue for the creation of a street preservation program and an additional property tax of $35 per $100,000 in assessed property value to repay the bonds.
City officials estimated that by the end of 2022 the city will have spent $120 million of the $200 million authorized by voters in 2020.[1]
Path to the ballot
The Omaha City Council unanimously approved this measure for the ballot through Ordinance 42881.[2]
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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Omaha City Government, "May Ballot Includes Bond Votes," February 22, 2022
- ↑ Omaha City Government, "Omaha City Council Meeting Minutes for February 15, 2022, meeting," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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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