Waverly School District, Nebraska, Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)

Waverly School District 145 Facilities Bond Measure
Election date May 14, 2024
Topic Local school bonds
Status Defeated
Type Referral

Waverly School District 145 Facilities Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Waverly School District 145 on May 14, 2024. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supports authorizing the district to issue $89.9 million in bonds to fund renovations and improvements to school facilities and to levy a property tax to repay the bonds.

A "no" vote opposes authorizing the district to issue $89.9 million in bonds to fund renovations and improvements to school facilities and to levy a property tax to repay the bonds.

A simple majority was required to approve the bond measure.

Election results

Waverly School District 145 Facilities Bond Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		795	31.99%
No		1,690	68.01%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Facilities Bond Measure was as follows:

“

Shall Lancaster County School District 0145 (Waverly School District 145) in the State of Nebraska (the 'District') issue general obligation bonds of the District in an aggregate stated principal amount not to exceed Eighty Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($89,900,000), for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of additions, renovations and improvements of the Districts existing buildings and facilities, and providing furniture, equipment and apparatus for the same, which may include the following: security and technology additions and improvements; heating, ventilation and cooling improvements and upgrades; reconfiguration of existing facilities and replacement of furnishings and equipment; and additions, renovations and improvements to the existing buildings and facilities for or related to the High School, Middle School, Intermediate School, Hamlow Elementary School and Eagle Elementary School buildings; such bonds to be issued from time to time, to bear interest at such rate or rates, to be sold at such prices and to become due at such time or times as may be fixed by, or determined at the direction of, the Board of Education; and Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against all the taxable property in the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due? [ ] FOR such Bonds and tax [ ] AGAINST such Bonds and tax

”

Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Waverly School District 145.

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.

How to vote in Nebraska

Poll times

In Nebraska, all polling locations are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Time and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote. Nebraska is divided between Central and Mountain time zones.

Registration

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To register to vote in Nebraska, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Nebraska county in which they are registering, and at least 18 years old by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Citizens are eligible to register to vote on January 1 of the year they will turn 18 before the November general election. People convicted of a felony regain the right to vote upon completion on their sentence, including parole and probation. Individuals who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court are ineligible to register to vote. A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk or election commissioner's office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or other state agencies. In-person registration must be completed by the third Friday preceding the election if completed at the DMV or other state agencies. In-person registration at county election offices must be completed by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election. Applications returned by mail must be postmarked by the third Friday before the election. Online applications must be submitted by midnight on the third Friday before the election.

Automatic registration

Nebraska does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Nebraska has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website. The Nebraska State Senate enacted legislation allowing online voter registration in 2014, and the system was implemented in 2015.

Same-day registration

Nebraska does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

In Nebraska, citizens can register to vote the day they become residents of the state.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Nebraska does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "any registrant who signs this application knowing that any of the information in the application is false shall be guilty of a Class IV felony under section 32-1502 of the statutes of Nebraska. The penalty for a Class IV felony is up to two years imprisonment and twelve months post-release supervision, a fine of up to $10,000.00, or both."

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Voter View site, run by the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Nebraska requires voters to present identification while voting.

Initiative 432, approved by Nebraska voters in November 2022, amended Article I of the state constitution to require voters to present valid photo identification in order to vote. Governor Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 514 into law on June 1, 2023, in order to implement this policy change. Due to this legislation, Nebraska's voter ID requirement went into effect on April 1, 2024, in time for the state's 2024 primary.

See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2024
• Local school bonds on the ballot

• Lancaster County measures

Nebraska

• Nebraska 2024 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Nebraska
• Waverly School District 145, Nebraska

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