Two ballot initiatives being circulated in Nebraska

As we enter the dog days of summer, organizations and groups are already laying the groundwork to try to place specific policy proposals on the ballot next year.

This week, I would like to briefly outline the two initiative petitions filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office currently in circulation for the 2026 General Election: the Choose Life Now Constitutional Amendment and the Sales & Excise Taxes Constitutional Amendment.

The Choose Life Now Constitutional Amendment proposes to amend Article I, section 31 of the Nebraska Constitution.

This constitutional provision currently reads as follows: “Except when a woman seeks an abortion necessitated by a medical emergency or when the pregnanсу results from sexual assault or incest, unborn children shall be protected from abortion in the second and third trimesters.”