Nebraska’s dueling abortion ballot measures could drive voter turnout — and confusion

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OMAHA, Nebraska — Nebraska voters will have conflicting measures regarding abortion on the ballot on Nov. 5 that could drive voter turnout as well as fuel confusion in the state.

The dueling abortion-related measures, Initiative 439 and Initiative 434, propose drastically different laws to amend the state constitution. The first would enshrine abortion rights up until fetal viability, or roughly 24 weeks, while the latter would look to build on current state restrictions to ban abortion in the second and third trimesters, with exceptions for rape, incest, or medical emergencies.

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