Norris School District 160, Nebraska, Facilities Bond Measure (May 2026)

Norris School District 160 Facilities Bond Measure
Election date May 12, 2026
Topic School district bonds
Status On the ballot
Type Referral

Norris School District 160 Facilities Bond Measure is on the ballot as a referral in Norris School District 160 on May 12, 2026.

A "yes" vote supports authorizing the district to issue $34.8 million in bonds for school facility improvements and to levy a tax to repay the bonds.

A "no" vote opposes authorizing the district to issue $34.8 million in bonds for school facility improvements and to levy a tax to repay the bonds.

A simple majority is required to approve the measure.

Election results

Norris School District 160 Facilities Bond Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		0	0.00%
No		0	0.00%

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Facilities Bond Measure is as follows:

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Shall Lancaster County School District 0160 (Norris School District 160) in the State of Nebraska (the “District”) issue general obligation bonds of the District in an aggregate stated principal amount not to exceed Thirty-Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($34,800,000), for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of renovations, additions, and improvements to the District’s existing school buildings, grounds and facilities, which shall include improvements to the high school, middle school, elementary school, and campus grounds; such bonds to be issued from time to time, to bear interest at such rate or rates, to be sold at such prices and to become due at such time or times as may be fixed by, or determined at the direction of, the Board of Education; and Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against all the taxable property in the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due? [ ] FOR such Bonds and tax [ ] AGAINST such Bonds and tax

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Full Text

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Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Norris School District 160.

How to cast a vote

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Poll times

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Registration

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Automatic registration

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Online registration

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Same-day registration

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Residency requirements

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Verification of citizenship

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Verifying your registration

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Voter ID requirements

Nebraska requires voters to present identification while voting.

The following were accepted forms of identification as of October 2025. Click here for the Nebraska Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

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See also

Local measures

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• School district bonds ballot measures

• Lancaster County measures

Nebraska

• Nebraska 2026 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Nebraska
• Norris School District 160, Nebraska

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