Ballot measure · Nebraska · November 3, 2026

Initiative Measure 441

Title as the state lists it: Online Sports Wagering Regulation1,2,3

Research draftCitizen initiativeState law
How it got there
Citizen initiative
Kind of measure
State law
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 change state law, starting January 1, 2027, to require the State Racing and Gaming Commission to let licensed racetrack gaming operators take sports bets online from people located in Nebraska, through up to two platforms per operator using servers in the state, under rules due by June 1, 2027.2 Where in the source: pp. 6-14

A no vote

A no vote would keep current state law, under which sports bets may be placed only in person or at a kiosk in the sports wagering area of a licensed racetrack, and the commission may, but need not, allow sports wagering.3 Where in the source: § 9-1110(1)

§2How it got on the ballot

Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2,3

State law. It would change state law, not the constitution.1,2,3

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

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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.6 Where in the source: Neb. Const. art. III, § 4