Nebraska has a ballot initiative process, and in March 2020, Nebraskans for Independent Redistricting filed a ballot initiative to create a redistricting commission to redraw the state's legislative and congressional lines. However, as a result of the current public health crisis, this measure seems unlikely to make it to the ballot before the 2021 redistricting cycle.

• First, a nine-member screening committee made up with a 5-4 partisan split of legislators would be in charge of selecting a Commission on Redistricting, acting by a vote of at least six committee members. The committee would select nine qualified commissioners (three majority party, three minority, and three unaffiliated with either), randomly selecting two commissioners per subpool and directly voting on a third in each. Any official action of the Commission would require a six-vote majority, including two commissioners from each subpool. Once approved, maps would be sent to the legislature, who cannot redraw them. Instead, rejected maps are sent back to the Commission with any feedback, and the Commission resubmits new maps.

• The new initiative would codify Nebraska's current criteria, but would place them in rank order. The first three requirements are fairly run-of-the-mill: districts would have to comply with federal law, be contiguous, and be "as nearly equal in population as possible." Fourth, the initiative would create state-level protection for minority communities, prohibiting districts that "deny or abridge the right to vote on the basis of race or language." Finally, the initiative would require the minimization of county, municipal, and neighborhood boundary splits. Outside of this ranking, districts would be prohibits from intentionally favoring an incumbent or party, and on a statewide basis, cannot "unduly favor or disfavor any political party." Additionally, the commission would be prohibited from "considering the political affiliation of voters or previous voting data," except to comply with federal law and other provisions.

• All legislative proceedings, screening committee meetings, and commission meetings would be "conducted exclusively in public." The Commission would be required to hold at least one public hearing in each of Nebraska's three congressional districts prior to recommending maps to the state legislature. Proposed maps with written explanations and "other data being considered" would also have to be readily available to the public for at least seven days before the first public hearing.