Nebraska 2014 ballot measures

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One ballot measure was certified for the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of Nebraska. It was approved, thereby increasing the state's minimum wage to $8 effective January 1, 2015, and again to $9 effective January 1, 2016.

Supporters needed to collect at least 114,074 valid signatures for initiated constitutional amendments and 79,852 for initiated state statutes by the filing deadline of July 4, 2014 in order to get a measure on the ballot.

Amendment 1, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was kicked off the ballot by the Nebraska Supreme Court on September 5, 2014.^[1]

Historical facts

• Between 1996 and 2013, an average of eight measures have appeared on even-numbered election year ballots in Nebraska. Therefore, 2014 was a below-average year based on the number of certified measures.
• From 1996 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide ballots has ranged from one to nineteen.
• Between 1996 and 2014, 40 of 72, or 56 percent, of Nebraska ballot measures have been approved by voters.
• Conversely, 32 of 72, or 44 percent, of measures have been defeated.

On the ballot

See also: 2014 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative 425	Minimum wage	Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $9 by January 1, 2016	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Permits gambling on horse races at racetracks
LRCA	Casino Gambling Amendment	Gambling	Provides for the authorization, operation, regulation and taxation of casino gambling
LRCA	Residential Property Tax Amendment	Taxes	Classifies residential real property as separate from other real property for taxation purposes
LRCA	Initiative Signature Requirements Amendment	Direct Democracy	Changes the number of signatures required for statute initiatives to three percent and constitutional initiatives to five percent and county percentage requirements
LRCA	County Manager Government Amendment	Local Gov't	Allows for a county manager form of county government
LRCA	TIF Requirements for Redevelopment Amendment	Economic development	Alters the requirements for cities and villages to use tax-increment financing to rehabilitate and redevelop properties
LRCA	Legislative Supermajority for Tax Increases Amendment	Taxes	Requires the approval of a majority of all legislators plus four additional legislators to impose or increase the rate of taxation
CICA	Medical Marijuana Amendment	Marijuana	Allows for prescribed patients to grow marijuana for medical use
CICA	Petition Signature Requirement Amendment	Direct democracy	Reverses a 1994 Nebraska Supreme Court decision which changed the number of signatures required to qualify a petition
CICA	Legalize Marijuana Amendment	Marijuana	Legalizes and taxes commercial growing and consumption of cannabis plants, including marijuana and hemp
CICA	Voter ID Amendment	Elections	Requires photo ID to vote
CICA	Legislative Session Days Amendment	Legislature	Limits the length of any legislative session to 30 days
CISS	Prohibit Firearms Restrictions Initiative	Firearms	Prohibits enforcement of federal laws pertaining to firearm ownership or registration enacted on or after July 1, 2013

See also

• 2014 ballot measures
• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Nebraska
• Nebraska signature requirements

External links

• Nebraska Initiative, Referendum, and Referral

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