Ballot measure · Nebraska · November 3, 2026

Initiative Measure 440

Title as the state lists it: Online Sports Wagering Authorization1,2

Research draftCitizen initiativeConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Citizen initiative
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
More than one condition
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would amend the state constitution to allow laws letting people who are in Nebraska place sports bets over the internet through licensed gaming operators at the state's licensed racetracks.2 pp. 1-4

A no vote

A no vote would leave the constitution as it is, allowing games of chance only when run by licensed gaming operators within licensed racetrack grounds, with no provision for betting over the internet.2,3 pamphlet p. 4; Neb. Const. art. III, § 24(5)

§2How it got on the ballot

Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2

It is on Nebraska's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,4,5 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Nebraska's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

More than one condition. Needs more yes votes than no votes, and the yes votes must also equal at least 35 percent of all votes cast in the election.3 Neb. Const. art. III, § 4