Nebraska 2010 ballot measures

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One statewide ballot measure was on the May 11, 2010 ballot in Nebraska.

• The one measure was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• The one measure was approved.

Two statewide ballot measures were on the November 2, 2010 ballot in Nebraska.

• Both of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was approved.
• One of the measures was defeated.

All 2010 certified measures were referred to the ballot by the state legislature. The signature filing deadline for the November 2, 2010 ballot in Nebraska was July 2, 2010; no signatures were submitted for any citizen-initiated measures.

Two statewide ballot questions were originally on the May 11, 2010 ballot, but were removed by Nebraska Secretary of State John A. Gale. One of those questions, Amendment 1, was later put back on the ballot, but in a revised form.

On the ballot

May 11

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Authorize nonprofit organizations to use bonds for certain construction projects and equipment needs	a	129,018 (53%)	116,708 (47%)

November 2

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Authorize municipalities to fund economic and industrial development through property taxes, local option sales taxes, or other general taxes	a	221,295 (51%)	216,419 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Abolish the office of state treasurer		146,935 (33%)	299,882 (67%)

Not on the ballot

See also Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The following measures were not on the ballot:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Salary Increase	Admin of gov't	Authorizes the state to increase salaries for state senators.
LR	Nebraska County Consolidation Proposal (2010)	Admin of gov't	Would consolidate counties in the state of Nebraska.
CICA	Recall Amendment	Admin of gov't	Allows the recall of any elected official.
CISS	Nebraska City/Village Annexation Initiative, 2010	Admin of gov't	No annexation of a city or village without a majority vote of citizens
CISS	Nebraska Detachment Initiative, 2010	Admin of gov't	Election for detachment of annexed city/village

Local ballot measures

• May 11

See also

• 2010 ballot measures
• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• Nebraska signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in Nebraska
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Nebraska
• History of Nebraska's initiative laws

External links

• Nebraska Legislature
• 2010 Election Information
• 2010 Election Calendar