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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-811 (2026)

Franchises; grant; modification; procedure; notice; election

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Any ordinance or resolution granting, extending, changing, or modifying the terms and conditions of a franchise in a city of the metropolitan class shall not be passed until at least four weeks have elapsed after its introduction or proposal, and not until such resolution or ordinance has been published daily for at least two weeks in the official newspaper of the city. Such ordinance or resolution shall not become effective or binding until submitted to the electors and approved by a majority vote of such electors. Submission to the electors shall be made as provided in section 14-202. A new franchise shall not hereafter be granted or any modification or extension of any existing franchise made unless an annuity or royalty be provided and reserved to the city to be based either upon a fixed reasonable amount per year or a fixed percentage of the earnings under the operation of the franchise so granted, and not then until such franchise has been submitted to a vote and approved by the electors at a general election or a special election called for that purpose.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1970–1982 · leading case: Hall v. Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc., 327 N.W.2d 595 (Neb. 1982).
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Hall v. Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc., 327 N.W.2d 595 (Neb. 1982). · cites it 7× “(Reissue 1977), and in particular § 18-2202, are invalid in that cable television is not a matter of statewide concern, and both the Omaha city charter, providing that a franchise may not be awarded until voted upon by the voters of the City of Omaha (see § 11 of the home rule…”
Cosentino v. City of Omaha, 183 N.W.2d 475 (Neb. 1971). · cites it 4× “THE FRANCHISE ISSUE Plaintiffs contend that the lease-purchase agreement was a franchise that violated section 14-811, R. R. S. 1943, which required electoral approval of franchises in Omaha, a metropolitan city.”
Dunmar Inv. Co. v. N. Nat. Gas Co., 176 N.W.2d 4 (Neb. 1970). · cites it 2× “It is urged that Northern’s operation is one requiring a franchise which under the terms of section 14-811, R. R. S. 1943, cannot be issued without approval of the electors of the City.”
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