Nebraska Amendment 2C, Property Tax Exemption for Public Use Property Measure (1998)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 2C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to provide that government property is exempt from taxation to the extent the property is used for public purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to provide that government property is exempt from taxation to the extent the property is used for public purposes. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 2C |
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248,179 | 57.80% | ||
| No | 181,220 | 42.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2C was as follows:
| “ | A constitutional amendment to provide that property of the state and its governmental subdivisions is exempt from taxation to the extent such property is used for public purposes and to authorize classification and taxation of property not used for authorized public purposes. [ ] For [ ] Against | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A vote FOR this proposal will amend section 2 of Article VIII (the Revenue Article) by providing that the property of the state and its governmental subdivisions shall remain exempt from taxation to the extent it is used for authorized public purposes; to the extent this property is not used for such purposes, the Legislature may classify it, exempt such classes, or authorize some or all of it subject to property taxes or in lieu of property tax payments, except as provided by law. A vote AGAINST this proposal will retain the present provisions whereby all property of the state and its governmental subdivisions constitute a separate class of property exempt from all taxation. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.
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Footnotes
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