Nebraska 1968 ballot measures

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Seventeen statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 1968 ballot in Nebraska.

• Sixteen of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Thirteen of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Reduces the voting age to 19	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Renames normal schools as colleges	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local gov't	Authorizes the legislature to provide for the consolidation of county offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Gives the supreme court jurisdiction over elections of state officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Elections	Allows the legislature to call special elections for constitutional amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Classifies or exempts personal property for taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Education	Allows the legislature to increase the number of university regents	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Lottery	Regulates the use of lotteries, raffles and gift enterprises	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Law enforcement	Establishes a board of parole	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Utilities	Creates public electrical corporations	d
LRCA	Amendment 11a	Legislature	Changes restrictions on the appointment of legislators to other offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 11b	Legislature	Provides guidelines for when legislative salaries may be increased	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Provides tax exemptions for homesteads	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Education	Allows the state to make long-term loans to state residents	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Bonds	Authorizes the state to issue bonds for highway construction	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Gov't salaries	Increases legislative salaries	a
CICA	Amendment 16	Taxes	Prohibits the state income tax	d

See also

• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• 1968 ballot measures

External links

• Nebraska Legislature