Reason #5:

Abortion: While nine other states have one abortion amendment on the ballot, Nebraska has two of them. One legalizes abortion until the point of viability. The other pretty much bans it. As a result, ads can't say "Vote yes on the abortion amendment" because voters won't know which one to vote for. Voting yes on both is not considered cool. If both pass, the one with the most votes counts. It is expected that with two abortion amendments on the ballot, turnout will be very high, especially in NE-02. Ricketts supports the one banning abortion and has put $5 million into ads supporting the ban.