Nebraska voter sues to keep ‘fairness for girls’ measure off ballot

A Nebraska voter is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn the Secretary of State's decision to put a measure on the fall ballot.

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 478

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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LINCOLN — A Nebraska voter is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn the secretary of state’s decision to put a measure on the fall ballot that would let Nebraska voters decide whether to constitutionally limit sports participation in public K-12 schools and colleges to teams of biologically male, female or co-ed students.

Last week, the state’s top election official, Bob Evnen, announced that the petition effort had collected enough