Nebraska ballot news
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Here you'll find a collection of ballot news stories from Nebraska.
Nebraska voter verification goes electronic
HALL COUNTY, Nebraska: According to reports, voter turnout was low in Hall County, but that didn’t stop the state of Nebraska from reaching an election milestone on November 3. When voters made their way to the polls, it was the first time electronic voting books were used. Although the procedure has been used in other states, Nebraska had never implemented it, until now.[1]
When some residents entered a local high school to vote, election workers swiped their drivers license, which verified their name and address, then voters signed their name onto the electronic pad. According to Hall County Commissioner Dale Baker: "This is just a different way to accumulate that particular history. It's a little bit easier for poll workers because they don't have to flip through poll books and look for your name, which is sometimes a bit slow. This is a lot faster and a lot more efficient."
David City recall efforts may move forward
DAVID CITY, Nebraska:Residents circulating a petition to recall David City Mayor Dana Trowbridge stated that they have collected enough signatures put the issue to a public vote.
Petition organizer Steve Gaston is supporting a recall effort to oust the mayor because he is concerned with the future of the police department and is unhappy with the salary of City Administrator Joe Johnson. According to Gaston:"[The Mayor's actions] have proven not to be in the best interest or with regard to the welfare of the citizens of David City."[2]
Nebraska petition law restricts speech, lawsuit claims
OMAHA, Nebraska: Kent Bernbeck, an Omaha businessman and activist, announced he will file a federal lawsuit alleging Nebraska's petition laws are too restrictive and thus violate citizen freedom of speech. According to the Ohama World-Herald, the suit "will challenge a requirement that says petition circulators must be residents of Nebraska and a ban on paying circulators based on how many signatures they gather. The Legislature passed those provisions last year in reaction to aggressive and sometimes harassing tactics used by out-of-state petition circulators in gathering signatures. Bernbeck, who has been involved in several petition drives over the past two decades, said the 2008 laws violate the free-speech rights of citizens to place initiatives on the state ballot."[3]
Illegal immigration may proceed to a vote in Fremont, Nebraska
FREMONT, Nebraska: A judge will decide whether voters in Fremont, Nebraska can vote on a city-wide initiative that would ban the "harboring of and hiring of illegal immigrants".[4]
4,100 petition signatures were collected to qualify the measure for the ballot and Dodge County Clerk Fred Mytty said that at least 3,343 of them were valid, versus a requirement of 20% of Fremont's registered voters, or 3,100 valid signatures.[5]
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