Nebraska Limit Property Tax Increases Amendment (2026)
| Nebraska Limit Property Tax Increases Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Property taxes | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Nebraska Limit Property Tax Increases Amendment may appear on the ballot in Nebraska as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The initiative would limit the annual growth of property taxes for individuals' parcels to the percent change in the state's total general fund receipts or 3%, whichever is less.[1][2]
Text of measure
Object statement
The object statement on the circulating petition was:[1]
| “ | The object of this petition is a constitutional amendment that limits the annual growth of property tax bills for individual parcels to the lesser of the total state's general fund receipts or three percent. The amendment aims to provide property owners of Nebraska with predictability and protections against excessive tax increases from year to year.[3] | ” |
Full text
- The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of registered voters at the signature deadline. Nebraska also has a distribution requirement that requires initiative proponents to collect signatures from 5% of the registered voters in two-fifths (38) of Nebraska's 93 counties. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to legislative referrals.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: 10 percent of registered voters at the time of the petition filing deadline
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures is July 3, 2026.
Stages of this ballot initiative
The following is the timeline of the initiative:
- August 13, 2025: The initiative was filed by Eric Underwood, Tom Nesbitt, Douglas Fitzgerald, and Kirk Renner.[2]
See also
View other measures certified for the 2026 ballot across the U.S. and in Nebraska.
Explore Nebraska's ballot measure history, including
Understand how measures are placed on the ballot and the rules that apply.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed August 26, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nebraska Secretary of State's Office, "Current Petitions in Circulation," accessed January 6, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
