Nebraska No Annexation Without a Vote Initiative (2008)
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The No Annexation Without a Vote Initiative was proposed as an initiative for the November 2008 ballot in Nebraska. Supporters threw in the towel in June.[1]
The group supporting the measure was called Citizens for a Free Nebraska. Jason Fuller is a leader in the group, which also was supporting the Detachment and Reestablishment Initiative.
Fuller said in early June 2008 that after realizing they won’t be able to collect the 80,000 signatures needed by the July 4 deadline, they suspended both petition drives, but plan to restart in July and shoot for the November 2010 ballot.[2]
Omaha’s annexation of Elkhorn in 2007 inspired the group to launch their petition drives. Organizers believe that annexed communities throughout the state should have the right to vote before a neighboring municipality annexes them. Current law allows Omaha to annex Douglas County towns of fewer than 10,000 residents without a vote. Lincoln is allowed to unilaterally annex towns of between 100 and 800 people.
