LINCOLN- When Nebraskans cast their votes this fall on six ballot measures, it will come after a historic year of petitioning that included gathering more than 700,000 valid signatures seeking ballot access. It’s been a contentious year for Nebraska petition campaigns, including what will be a first-in-the-nation decision on dueling abortion-related measures, multiple legal challenges, numerous allegations of fraud or deception, and legislation that nullified an already certified referendum before supporters mounted a second campaign to oppose a new law.

As of Oct. 7 filings, the 2024 petition cycle is also one of the most expensive, with more than $20 million raised and $14 million spent among campaigns for or against specific measures. Five campaigns submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office this summer in a constitutional process described by the Nebraska Supreme Court last month as “precious.”

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