Click here to live chat with one of our writers between 9am-5pm CST.
Nebraska Tax and Spending Increase Limits, Measure 405 (1990)
From Ballotpedia
The Nebraska Tax and Spending Increase Limits Amendment, also known as Initiative Measure 405, was a initiated constitutional amendment on the November 6, 1990 election ballot in Nebraska, where it was defeated.
Election results
| Initiative Measure 405 (Tax and Spending Increase Limits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 400,872 | 66.3% | ||
| Yes | 178,749 | 29.6% | ||
604,195 Official results via: Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09 (p.260)
Text of measure
- Shall the Nebraska constitution be amended to provide that, for fiscal years ending after January 1, 1991: (1) total appropriations for state, funded with state taxes and fees, shall not be increased more than 2 percent over the prior fiscal year; and (2) budgets of local governments shall not be increased by more than 2 percent over the prior fiscal year? An increase exceeding 2 percent in state appropriations would be permitted if authorized by a four-fifths vote of the legislature. An increase exceeding 2 percent for local governments would be permitted if approved by a majority vote of the local electorate.[1]
See also
External links
- Nebraska Blue Book 2008-09
- Official Report of Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, Primary Election, May 15, 1990, General Election, November 6, 1990
References
| |||||||
