Ballot measure · Nebraska · November 3, 2026
Initiative Measure 442
Title as the state lists it: Fairness for Girls1,
- 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 add to the state constitution a rule that school and college athletic teams be designated male, female or coed based on biological sex and that teams for females be closed to male students, covering public schools, public colleges and private schools that compete against them.2 Where in the source: pp. 16-18
A no vote
A no vote would leave the state constitution without any rule on designating school and college athletic teams by biological sex or on who may join teams designated for females.2 Where in the source: pp. 16-18
More about it
On October 16, 2026, the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a district court ruling that rejected a challenge to this initiative's petition, so it remains on the ballot.3
§2How it got on the ballot
Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,
Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,
It is on Nebraska's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,
§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.6 Where in the source: Neb. Const. art. III, § 4