The Nebraska Secretary of State announced that a veto referendum to repeal Legislative Bill 75—an act that established tax credits for taxpayers who contribute to education scholarships for students to attend private schools—qualified for the November 2024 ballot on Oct. 10.
Support Our Schools, the committee behind the referendum, submitted over 117,000 signatures on Aug. 30. The signature requirement for a veto referendum without suspending the law prior to the election is 5% of registered voters at the time of signature submission, which was 61,308 signatures. County officials verified that proponents submitted 91,861 valid signatures.
Support Our Schools received $1.7 million in cash and in-kind contributions according to campaign finance reports that covered through Sept. 24. The top donors to the campaign were the National Education Association ($862,000), the Nebraska State Education Association ($471,381), and Opensky Policy Institute ($131,117).
