Public hearings set for Nebraska ballot initiatives | Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — Public hearings have been set in October within the state’s three congressional districts for the poll initiatives that may seem on the Nov. 8 poll.

The 2 initiatives that might be determined by voters are:

• Voter ID Constitutional Modification: Initiative Measure 432, which might require the Nebraska Legislature to undertake legal guidelines requiring presentation of legitimate photograph identification previous to voting.
• Minimal Wage Initiative: Initiative Measure 433, which might elevate the state minimal wage from the present $9 an hour to finally $15 an hour.

State legislation requires the Secretary of State’s Workplace to carry public hearings in every of the state’s three congressional districts to coach voters about initiative petition measures which have certified for the overall election poll.

Informational pamphlets in regards to the poll measures might be accessible at every listening to and can be found in county and state election workplaces.

The hearings are scheduled:

• Oct. 6, 1 to 4 p.m. on the minimal wage initiative and 4 to 7 p.m. on voter ID, at Mid-Plains Group Faculty South Campus, McDonald Belton Theater, 601 W. State Farm Street, North Platte.
• Oct. 11, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for voter ID and 6 to 9 p.m. for minimal wage, on the Thompson Alumni Middle, 6705 Dodge St., Omaha.
• Oct. 18, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on the minimal wage initiative, and 6 to 9 p.m. on voter ID, on the Nebraska State Capitol, Room 1525, Lincoln.

Early ballots for the November election will  be despatched out beginning Monday.

Details about the initiatives could be discovered on the secretary of state’s web site: https://sos.nebraska.gov/