Adopt the County Initiative and Referendum Act

LB 629 would establish a new legal framework allowing Nebraska county voters to directly propose or reject local laws through initiatives and referendums. It grants county residents the power to initiate new ordinances or challenge existing county board decisions (excluding actions under the Nebraska Advantage Tourism Act), with defined rules for gathering signatures and processing petitions. The bill creates specific terms like "circulator" (for signature gatherers) and "measure" (for proposed or challenged county laws), governing how these processes operate. This would shift certain governance decisions from county boards to voters in all Nebraska counties, subject to the bill's provisions. The bill is currently under review by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee after its January 2025 introduction.