The

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of the

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is a blue rectangular cloth charged with a variation of the Nebraskan state seal. The current design was commissioned in 1925, when the

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passed a bill stating that the flag would consist of the state seal in gold and silver on a field of blue.

History

The seal that appears on the flag was designed in 1867. The seal appeared on unofficial state banners prior to 1925, sometimes on a field of yellow. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to change the seal. One attempt was made by the architect of the

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. The

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rejected Goodhue's redesign in 1925, and ratified the existing state seal "on a field of national blue" as the state

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. The official design was first displayed at a 1926

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celebration at the

. The official designation of the design as the state

(rather than a banner) occurred in 1963; Nebraska was one of the last states to adopt an official flag.Nebraska Secretary of State
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as the second-worst of 72 U.S. and Canadian flags. The worst-ranked flag at the time, the

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, has since been changed. In 2002, the Nebraska Legislature's Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee discussed a bill to create a commission for suggesting new designs to the Legislature. The flag was not changed. In 2017, State Senator

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proposed a task force charged with redesigning the flag, citing the fact that the flag had flown upside down at the capitol for 10 days with no one noticing. Harr wished for the redesign to come through by the State's 150th anniversary. The State Senate committee declined to take action.

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References

External links

* Nebraska Secretary of State
History of the Nebraska State Flag
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Flags introduced in 1925

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