LINCOLN- According to Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, if voters pass more than one competing constitutional amendment seeking to prohibit, restrict, or enshrine abortion in the state Constitution, the initiative with the most votes would pass and become law, as the passage of two or more would generate constitutional and statutory conflicts.

"If they're on the same topic," said Evnen, "you're looking for the amendment that received the most raw votes. It's not the percentage." Three groups are currently circulating petitions to place abortion-related initiatives on the 2024 General Election ballot. One, put forward by Protect Our Rights Nebraska, would enshrine the right to abortions in the state Constitution.

A second, circulated by Protect Women and Children, would allow no abortions after the first trimester, much like current law, but would also allow the Legislature to restrict abortion further. Finally, another petition circulated by Now Choose Life would grant "personhood" to embryos and fetuses in the mother's womb, essentially outlawing abortion entirely.

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