Bill > LB629

This bill adopts the County Initiative and Referendum Act, which establishes a process for qualified voters in each Nebraska county to directly propose and vote on new county measures or challenge existing county legislation through initiatives and referendums. The bill defines key terms, including "circulator" (a person who collects signatures for petitions) and "measure" (county ordinances, charter provisions, or resolutions within the county board's legislative authority, with some specific exceptions like actions under the Nebraska Advantage Transformational Tourism and Redevelopment Act). The Act reserves the powers of initiative (proposing new legislation) and referendum (challenging existing legislation) directly to county voters, giving them a more direct role in local governance by allowing them to enact, amend, or repeal county-level measures through a formal petition and voting process.

Military Affairs and Security

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