Laws governing ballot measures in Nebraska

Citizens of Nebraska may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Nebraska, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.

The Nebraska State Senate may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. A 60% vote in one legislative session is required in the Nebraska State Senate to refer both constitutional amendments and constitutional convention questions to the ballot.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing the initiative process in Nebraska
• Laws governing recall in Nebraska
• Amending the Nebraska Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in Nebraska
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nebraska
• Campaign finance requirements for Nebraska ballot measures

Statutes relevant to ballot measures

The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.

• Nebraska Legislative Bill 575 (2009)
• Nebraska Legislative Bill 337 (1995)
• Nebraska Legislative Bill 460 (1997)
• Nebraska Legislative Bill 39 (2008)
• Nebraska Legislative Bill 759 (2012)
• Nebraska Legislative Bill 367 (2015)

Ballot measure lawsuits

The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.

• Citizens in Charge v. Gale
• Groene v. Seng
• Loontjer v. Robinson
• Stenberg v. Moore
• Bernbeck v. Moore
• Bernbeck v. Gale (2011)
• Bernbeck v. Gale (2014)

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in Nebraska
• List of Nebraska ballot measures