#Nebraskans for the Death Penalty » Feed Nebraskans for the Death Penalty » Comments Feed Skip to content * Home * About * Donate * Coalition * News * Contact Nebraskans for the Death Penalty > News News * Press Releases 166,692 Signatures! 166,692 Signatures! Nearly 600 Circulators! More than Enough to Exceed 10% Statewide; Over 70 Counties Reach 10%, Exceeding 38 County Minimum FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2015 Lincoln,... Local View: Thoughts about the death penalty: Correcting the record By Bob Evnen. Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Recent articles appearing in the Lincoln Journal Star bring to mind the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who... Teri and Kent Roberts to Gather Petition Signatures in Valley Omaha, Neb. — On Saturday, July 11, 2015, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, Teri and Kent Roberts will gather death penalty petition signatures in front of the Valley City Hall located at 203 N.... Norfolk Office Opens for Petition Signers and Circulators Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraskans for the Death Penalty has a new office open in Norfolk with more office locations planned for elsewhere in the state over the course of the summer. The Norfolk office... ACLU’s Anti-Petition Effort Called Shameful, Voter Suppression Lincoln, Neb. – The ACLU’s plan to spend at least $400,000 to oppose the pro-death penalty petition drive is shameful and an effort to suppress the voting rights of Nebraskans, according to... Former Attorney General and Current State Treasurer Don Stenberg, State Senator Beau McCoy Will Co-Chair Nebraskans for the Death Penalty Lincoln, Neb. – Former Nebraska Attorney General and current State Treasurer Don Stenberg along with State Senator Beau McCoy will co-chair Nebraskans for the Death Penalty. Stenberg served as... Press Release: Governor Pete Ricketts, State Senator Beau McCoy Announce Support for Nebraskans for the Death Penalty; Website, Social Media Launched Lincoln, Neb. – Governor Pete Ricketts and State Senator Beau McCoy have announced their support for Nebraskans for the Death Penalty and the organization’s effort to overturn LB 268 and keep the... Press Release: Referendum Filed with Secretary of State; Nebraskans for the Death Penalty to overturn LB 268, reinstate death penalty Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, an organization created to overturn LB 268, filed documents with the Nebraska Secretary of State today seeking a referendum by Nebraska... * Media Coverage Group seeking to put death penalty before Nebraska voters will turn in petitions a day before deadline By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald. LINCOLN — A group seeking to let Nebraskans decide the fate of the death penalty at the ballot box will turn in its petitions today, a day earlier than the... Nebraskans for the Death Penalty to Announce Their Numbers Wednesday By Jon Jankowski, NTV. Nebraskans for the Death Penalty will announce Wednesday how many signatures they have collected across the state for its petition to bring the issue of the death penalty... Time winding down for supporters of the death penalty By Nicole Goodrich, KETV. OMAHA, Neb. —Time is winding down for supporters of the death penalty. They have just one week left to gather enough signatures to put the ban on the ballot. By... Death penalty petition drive passes halfway point By Joanne Young, Lincoln Journal Star. A campaign to gather signatures to allow voters to decide whether the death penalty should remain an option in Nebraska has passed the halfway point to the... Mother of murder victim gathers signatures to get death penalty refendum on the ballot By Maunette Loeks, Scottsbluff Star Herald. As Vivian Tuttle gathers signatures for a referendum to reinstate the death penalty, a photo is held onto her clipboard. The photo seems like any... Group in Norfolk Working to Bring Death Penalty Issue to a Public Vote By Allison Warren, SiouxlandMatters.com. Norfolk, NE (ABC9 News) - There's a new storefront in Norfolk, Nebraska, but they aren't selling anything, they're just asking for signatures.... Families altered by violence weigh in on death penalty petition debate By Jeremy Maskel, KETV. LINCOLN, Neb. — A family forever changed by horrific violence is showing its support for a push to get the death penalty on the Nebraska ballot. Andrea Kruger was... Vivian Tuttle Seeks Signatures on Death Penalty Holt County News. Vivian Tuttle has no doubt she will collect enough signatures to place Nebraska's death penalty on the ballot. This video explains why she's so... Editorial: Voters should get direct say in death penalty By the McCook Gazette editorial team. We're not surprised a petition drive to reinstate the death penalty in Nebraska is gaining steam. Nebraska lawmakers as a whole weren't all that... Nebraska sheriffs back death penalty petition By Tracy Overstreet, The Grand Island Independent. The Nebraska Sheriffs’ Association has voted unanimously to back a petition aimed at restoring the death penalty. The group met on... Death penalty supporters announce effort to put issue to public vote By KTIV. Death penalty supporters, in Nebraska, have announced a new referendum campaign to place the issue before voters. This follows last week's legislative vote to abolish capital... Death penalty supporters to try referendum By KOTA-TV. Supporters of the death penalty say they want to put the issue before the voters. A new group, Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, plans to gather signatures to try to overturn the... Death Penalty Supporters Seek to Put Issue on the Ballot By Jordan Onwiler, Nebraska.tv. In support of keeping the death penalty in Nebraska, organizers of Nebraskans for the Death Penalty announced Monday they had filed documents with the secretary of... Omaha Councilwoman Aimee Melton among Ricketts allies launching group to bring back death penalty By Joe Duggan and Martha Stoddard, Omaha World-Herald. LINCOLN — The three leaders of an organization that launched a statewide voter referendum to restore Nebraska’s death penalty all have... Nebraska group tries to reinstate death penalty By Laura Wilson, KLKN-TV. Last week, state lawmakers made history when they repealed the death penalty. Now a Nebraska group is trying to re-write that history, by putting the decision in... Group will seek signatures to put death penalty on the ballot By Joanne Young, Lincoln Journal Star. The words of disappointment from some Nebraskans about the recent vote to repeal the state's death penalty has turned to action. Nebraskans for the Death... Campaign seeks to put Nebraska’s death penalty on the ballot By GRANT SCHULTE - Associated Press, published in the Sioux City Journal. LINCOLN, Neb. | Death penalty supporters on Monday announced a campaign to ask voters to reinstate... Campaign seeks to put Nebraska’s death penalty on the ballot By GRANT SCHULTE - Associated Press, published in the Washington Times. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Death penalty supporters on Monday announced a campaign to ask voters to reinstate capital... Referendum To Reinstitute Death Penalty Filed By Brandon Scott, WOWT. Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, an organization created to overturn LB 268, filed documents with the Nebraska Secretary of State today seeking a referendum by Nebraska... 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