Nebraska 2018 ballot measures

Elections in Nebraska, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 19
• Early voting: Oct. 9 - Nov. 5
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: No
• Poll times: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Time and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time

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One ballot measure was certified for the 2018 ballot in the state of Nebraska. The ballot measure was approved.

HIGHLIGHTS

Voters approved Initiative 427, which expanded Medicaid under Obamacare to cover persons under the age of 65 and with incomes equal to or below 138 percent of the federal poverty line.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative 427	Healthcare	Expands Medicaid under the ACA	a

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure:	Support contributions:	Opposition contributions:	Outcome:
Nebraska Initiative 427	$	$	a

Cost per required signature

See also: Ballot measure signature costs, 2018

The cost-per-required signature (CPRS) is a comparison of the amount of money spent on the petition drive to the number of signatures the state requires for an initiative to make the ballot. The following chart illustrates the CPRS for the ballot initiative:

Ballot Measure:	Topic:	Petition company	Cost	Signatures	CPRS
Nebraska Initiative 427	Healthcare	FieldWorks, LLC	$727,178.67	84,908	$8.56
Averages:	N/A	N/A	$727,178.67	N/A	$8.56

Historical facts

See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Nebraska and List of Nebraska ballot measures

• A total of 72 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Nebraska from 1996 to 2016.
• From 1996 to 2016, the number of measures on statewide ballots during even-numbered years ranged from one to 19.
• Between 1996 and 2016, an average of seven measures appeared on the ballot in Nebraska during even-numbered election years.
• Between 1996 and 2016, about 53 percent (38 of 72) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots were approved, and about 47 percent (34 of 72) were defeated.

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Income Tax Credit for 50 Percent of School Property Tax Paid Initiative	Taxes	Income tax credit for school district property tax paid
CISS	Campaign Finance Regulations Initiative	Campaign Finance	Regulations on political contributions
CISS	Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative	Marijuana	Decriminalizes marijuana
CICA	Right to Cannabis Initiative	Marijuana	Constitutional right to possess any plant in the Cannabis genus

State profile

Demographic data for Nebraska
	Nebraska	U.S.
Total population:	1,893,765	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	76,824	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	88.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	4.7%	12.6%
Asian:	2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.9%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	10%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.7%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	29.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$52,997	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	14.6%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nebraska. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nebraska

Nebraska voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Nebraska, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nebraska had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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See also

• 2018 ballot measures
• List of Nebraska ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Nebraska
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