Omaha, Nebraska, Transportation Bond Measure (November 2024)
Omaha Transportation Bond Measure | |
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Election date |
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Topic City bonds and Local transportation |
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Status |
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Type Referral |
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Omaha Transportation 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 $80.9 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for streets, highways, and bridges. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue $80.9 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for streets, highways, and bridges. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Transportation Bond Measure.
Election results
Omaha Transportation Bond Measure |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
141,302 | 73.69% | |||
No | 50,453 | 26.31% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Transportation Bond Measure was as follows:
“ | Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of eighty million, nine hundred thousand dollars ($80,900,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the cost of streets, highways, and bridges, with the approximate cost to taxpayers being $80,900,000 plus interest payable on the bonds, to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the City's indebtedness, as proposed in the notice of election? This bond issue will not result in any increase to the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha beyond 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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