The Nebraska Catholic Voter Guide is intended as an information gathering resource for voters across the state of Nebraska, in order to help them become better educated on the policy positions of those running for public office.

The Nebraska Catholic Conference invited all state and federal legislative candidates, state board of education candidates, and gubernatorial candidates on the upcoming ballot to answer a survey indicating their support or opposition on a variety of important public policy issues currently facing our state and nation. We also gave them the opportunity to offer a special message to you, the Catholic voter.

No. Federal law prohibits a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from endorsing or opposing any candidate, political party, or political action committee. The Nebraska Catholic Conference is not associated with any political party and does not endorse or oppose any candidate, political party, or political action committee.

No. Federal law prohibits a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from supporting or opposing a candidate, and comparing a candidate's public policy positions to those of the Catholic Church could be seen as support or opposition toward those candidates. The information that has been gathered in the Nebraska Catholic Voter Guide is intended to be an educational resource for voters to have a better understanding of candidates who are running for public office.

No. The symbols are shorthand for either "Support" for or "Opposition" to the specific public policy issue being presented to the candidates.

As described above, federal law prohibits a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from supporting or opposing a candidate, and comparing a candidate's public policy positions to those of the Catholic Church could be seen as support or opposition toward those candidates.

The information that has been gathered in the Nebraska Catholic Voter Guide is intended to be an educational resource for voters to have a better understanding of candidates who are running for public office.

It is incumbent on the voter to read and understand the question being asked and make ultimate determinations about how the responses inform their decisions.

If you are not registered to vote, you can visit the Nebraska Secretary of State's "Voter Registration Portal" for more information and instructions to register as a voter. Notably, there are deadlines for online and in-person voter registration which can be found here.

If you want to vote early by mail, you can find more information at the Nebraska Secretary of State's "2022 Elections" information page.