Nebraska Minimum Base Salary for Certified Public School Teachers Initiative (2026)
| Nebraska Minimum Base Salary for Certified Public School Teachers Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Public school teachers and staff | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Nebraska Minimum Base Salary for Certified Public School Teachers Initiative may appear on the ballot in Nebraska as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.
The initiative would establish a minimum base salary of $50,000 for certified public school teachers beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.[1][2]
Text of measure
Object statement
The object statement on the circulating petition was:[1]
| “ | The object of this petition is to establish a statewide minimum base salary for certified public school teachers.[3] | ” |
Full text
- The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Nebraska, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 7% 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.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: 7 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:
- September 22, 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.
