May 12, 2020 ballot measures in Nebraska
Voters in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, decided on five local ballot measures on May 12.
In 2020, Ballotpedia covered local measures that appeared on the ballot for voters within the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and a selection of notable police-related and election-related measures outside of the top 100 largest cities. Ballotpedia also covered all local measures in California and all statewide ballot measures. Ballotpedia's 2020 local ballot measure coverage includes Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. Click here to see the scope of Ballotpedia local ballot measure coverage by year.
Local ballot measures, by county
Douglas County
- See also: Douglas County, Nebraska ballot measures
• Millard Public Schools, Nebraska, Bond Issue (May 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to issue $125 million in bonds for capital improvements and impose a 1% property tax to repay the bonds at a total rate of $140 per $100,000 of assessed property value. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the district to issue $125 million in bonds for capital improvements and impose a 1% property tax to repay the bonds at a total rate of $140 per $100,000 of assessed property value. |
• Omaha, Nebraska, Question 1, Bond Issue for Street Repairs (May 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue $200 million in bonds to fund street maintenance, provided that Question 2 (a property tax measure) is also approved. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue $200 million in bonds to fund street maintenance. |
• Omaha, Nebraska, Question 2, Property Tax to Repay Bonds for Street Repairs (May 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to impose an estimated property tax at a rate of $35 per $100,000 of assessed property value to repay $200 million in bonds for street maintenance, provided that Question 1 authorizing the bonds is approved. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to impose an estimated property tax at a rate of $35 per $100,000 of assessed property value to repay $200 million in bonds for street maintenance. |
Lancaster County
• Lincoln, Nebraska, City Contracts Charter Amendment (May 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported amending the city's charter to require mayoral approval on contracts exceeding $50,000, to increase the bid requirement from $25,000 to $50,000, and remove the requirement for three informal bids for city contracts. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the city's charter and thereby maintaining the bid threshold at $25,000 and requiring three informal bids for city contracts. |
• Lincoln, Nebraska, Gender Neutral References to Mayoral Office Charter Amendment (May 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported amending the city's charter to fix typographical errors in the article dealing with appropriations and change all references to the mayoral office to gender neutral. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the city's charter to fix typographical errors and maintains all references to the mayoral office as masculine gender. |
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
The deadline to register to vote and request an absentee ballot was May 1. Polls were open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on election day.
Other races on the ballot
Douglas County
Douglas County, Nebraska, held general elections for Metropolitan College board of governors (Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4), county clerk, county commissioners (Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7), public defender, Learning Community Coordinating Council seats (Districts 2, 4, and 6), Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha seats (Subdivisions 3, 4, and 5), and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District seats (Subdistricts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for May 12, 2020.[1]
Click here to learn more about the city's elections in 2020.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Nebraska, held general elections for county commissioners for districts 2 and 4 and special districts on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for May 12, 2020.
Click here to learn more about the county's elections in 2020.
See also
- Local ballot measure elections in 2020
- City bonds on the ballot
- Local bond issues on the ballot
- Local property tax on the ballot
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