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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Initiative Measure 442 is a citizen-initiated measure. It would require schools to designate sports teams as male, female, or co-ed and prohibit male participation on female sports teams.
What YES does
A YES vote makes sex-based team designation the rule in Nebraska schools: girls' teams are for girls, with co-ed teams available where a school designates them.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves team eligibility to existing school and association policy, without this statewide sex-designation requirement.
The math
No fiscal effect was published in the sources consulted. Designating teams by sex is a policy rule, not a spending program, and no cost figure accompanies the published summary.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Girls' sports exist because sex differences are real, and a title earned against a level field means something. This measure protects fair competition and the safety of female athletes with a simple, administrable rule — male, female, or co-ed — and leaves schools the co-ed option. Protect girls' sports.
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Sources: Ballotpedia, 2026 ballot measures (ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures) — Initiative Measure 442 summary.
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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