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Nebraska Secretary of State announces public hearing initiatives

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The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office has announced dates for statutorily required public hearings on six initiatives that will be on the November 5 ballot.

The first set of hearings for the 1st Congressional District will be held in Room 1525 at the State Capitol.

The schedule is as follows:

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Paid Sick Leave Initiative (436)

18:00-21:00, Initiatives to protect and regulate medical marijuana patients (437 and 438)

13:00–16:30, Constitutional amendment “Protect women and children” (434)

18:00–21:00, Constitutional amendment “Protect the right to abortion” (439)

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18:00–21:00, Partial referendum on private education scholarships (435).

The 3rd Congressional District hearings will be held at the NACO West Training Center in Ogallala on the following dates and times:

October 21 (mountain time)

13:30–16:30, Initiatives to protect and regulate medical marijuana patients

18:00–21:00, Paid sick leave initiative

9:30–12:30, Partial referendum on scholarships for private education

13:30-16:30, Amendment to the constitution “Protect the right to abortion.”

18:00–21:00, Constitutional amendment “Protect women and children”.

Hearings on behalf of the 2nd Congressional District will be held in Bootstrapper Hall at the Thompson Alumni Center at the University of Nebraska on the Omaha campus. The schedule is as follows:

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Paid sick leave initiative

18:00-21:00, Initiatives to protect and regulate medical marijuana patients (437 and 438)

9:30–12:30, Constitutional amendment “Protect women and children”.

13:30-16:30, Amendment to the constitution “Protect the right to abortion.”

18.00–21.00, Partial referendum on private education scholarships.

The Elections Division has prepared information brochures on how to vote, which are available online in English and Spanish. Printed copies of the brochures will be available at county election offices and at public hearings.

“This is a record number of petition-initiated ballot decisions in the Nebraska general election,” Secretary of State Bob Evnen said in a statement. “Voters should take the time to familiarize themselves with each measure before they enter the voting booth.”