OMAHA- The Nebraska Secretary of State's Office announced Tuesday that two petitions have secured enough valid signatures to be placed on the November ballot. The first of these petitions seeks to raise the Nebraska minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2026, while the second will allow voting stops to ID voters in future Nebraska elections.

Raise the Wage, the campaign that worked to collect the signatures necessary to place their petition on the ballot, was ecstatic to hear the news. Ford years now, Raise the Wage and similar groups have been working to increase the minimum wage in Nebraska, arguing that inflation has been especially taxing on low-income Nebraskans. The group estimates that around 95,000 Nebraskans will be positively affected by the change.

Nancy Williams, CEO of No More Empty Pots, stated, "The reality is that the cost of groceries, housing, and basics have gone up for years, and the minimum wage hasn't kept up." The minimum wage petition turned in over 97,000 signatures, including the required 5% from voters in at least 38 counties.

The voter ID petition required signatures from 10% of voters in Nebraska since its aim is to change the state's constitution. Citizens for Voter ID collected over 136,000 signatures, far exceeding the required 5% in 76 counties.

State Sen. Julie Slama, a voter ID proponent, stated, "It is very clear, as evidenced by the enthusiasm we countered as Nebraskans signed this petition, that voters care about election security and they want voter ID in Nebraska."

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