Nebraska Citizens to Vote on Constitutional Amendment Protecting Girls Sports
Nebraskans will consider a constitutional amendment to protect girls sports in the 2026 midterm election, which will be held on November 3.
Through the initiative process, Nebraska citizens submitted over 211,000 signatures to get the “Fairness for Girls” Amendment added to the 2026 general election ballot.
A ballot initiative is a process that allows citizens to propose statutes or constitutional amendments to place on the ballot after gaining a requisite number of signatures. Citizens then vote on the measures in a regularly scheduled election.
Twenty-six states allow for this type of “direct democracy,” where a majority of voters can directly change the law in their states, in addition to the usual process of state and federal elected representatives proposing and passing laws.
The initiative, also called the “Nebraska Sex Requirement for School and College Sports Amendment,” would add the following text to the state Constitution:
If approved, it would establish constitutional protections for sex-separate athletics, ensuring female athletes receive equal access to athletic opportunities. The measure would prohibit “transgender”-identified males from competing in girls sports.
While Nebraska has a law protecting girls sports, those safeguards are only statutory, meaning they can be weakened, repealed or overturned. The Fairness for Girls Amendment would ensure girls sports are protected by the Nebraska Constitution.
Fairness for Girls, the leading campaign supporting the initiative, says the measure would:
- Protect Fairness in Girls Sports: Allowing men to compete in girls sports destroys a level playing field and undermines fairness for our daughters.
- Protect Girls’ Opportunities: Over 900 medals have been awarded to biological males competing in girls sports.
- Protect Girls’ Physical Safety: Protecting girls from preventable, potentially life-altering injuries is not controversial. It’s common sense.
The Nebraska Family Alliance (NFA), a Focus on the Family-allied organization, strongly supports this Amendment. NFA Advocacy & Engagement Coordinator Elizabeth Nunnally said,
The organization added, “Nebraska has the opportunity in November to make history and become the first state to adopt these protections through a voter-led constitutional amendment.”
Citizens living in Nebraska can help ensure girls sports are protected for generations to come by voting “Yes” on the state’s Fairness for Girls Amendment on November 3. You can visit the Nebraska secretary of state’s website to learn more about early voting.
All citizens have additional opportunities to promote life, religious freedom, free speech, the God-given reality of biological sex, marriage and children’s rights this election season. In the 2026 midterm election, please support candidates who most align with your Christian values.
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