Lincoln voters approve ban on source-of-income housing discrimination

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Voters in Lincoln overwhelmingly approved a change to city ordinance on Tuesday that bans housing discrimination based on a renter or buyer‘s source of income.

Unofficial final results released by the Lancaster County Election Commission showed 25,450 votes in favor of the ordinance and 13,216 against it.

Roughly 7,700 early vote ballots are expected to be counted on Friday, May 9. An additional 220 provisional ballots — including 216 regular and four requiring voter identification — will be tallied on Wednesday, May 14.

The measure prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to tenants who use housing vouchers, public assistance or other lawful income sources, including those enrolled in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program. Prior to the vote, landlords in Lincoln were allowed to deny applicants based on how they paid their rent.



https://www.1011now.com/2025/05/07/lincoln-voters-approve-ban-source-of-income-housing-discrimination/