Hearings on competing Nebraska abortion ballot measures
Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.
“We hear all the time how confusing the two measures are and folks are very afraid of accidentally checking the wrong one,” said Shelley Mann, the executive director of Nebraska Abortion Resources (NEAR), the only statewide abortion fund in Nebraska.
Photos: Hearings on competing Nebraska abortion ballot measures
Hearings take place on competing abortion ballot measures 434 and 439 at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
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Nebraska’s supreme court ruled that Initiative 439, which would enshrine abortion access up to viability, can be on the ballot along with Initiative 434, a measure that would prohibit abortion after the first trimester.
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Nebraska’s dueling ballot initiatives on abortion had separate hearings Tuesday at the Capitol, with the testimony largely echoing the campaign fight between the sponsors. Advocates for additional abortion restrictions spoke in support of Initiative 434,
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The competing measures have drawn intense attention and are likely to drive voter turnout in a way that could even affect the outcome of the presidential race.
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