Nebraska, Trump
Nebraska Republicans are considering a last-minute change to the state's election laws to help Trump
Under state law now, whichever presidential candidate gets more votes in a congressional district wins an elector
Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
As the Trump campaign pressures Nebraska Republicans for a change that would net him an electoral vote, state law in Maine would block Democrats from making a counter-move.
Nebraska Republicans push for winner-takes-all system for electoral votes
Nebraska Republicans are pushing for a crucial change to the way the state allocates its Electoral College votes, advocating for a winner-takes-all system to avoid any uncertainty ahead of the November contest.
How Nebraska Republicans could tip the election to Trump
Nebraska Republicans are scrambling to make the state winner-take-all for the 2024 presidential election, to hand a potentially key Electoral College vote to Trump.
Proposed Rule Change Could Hand Nebraska to Donald Trump
Nebraska's split-vote electoral system, which the Democrat-leaning Maine also uses, came into effect in 1991, with the state facing multiple attempts to repeal it since. The current proposal was introduced in 2023 by Senator Loren Lippincott.
GOP lawmakers from Nebraska urge state to flip to winner-take-all electoral system
Republican members of Congress from Nebraska in a Wednesday letter called on their state to apportion all of its five electoral votes to the popular vote winner of the presidential election in the
How does Nebraska split electoral votes in presidential elections?
Nebraska is one of two states in the country to split electoral votes. So how does it work? The winner of the popular vote in Nebraska gets two electoral votes, and each winner of the state's three congressional districts gets one electoral vote. Nebraska enacted the rule starting with the 1992 election.
Republicans step up effort to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to benefit Trump
Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to winner-take-all -- a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election in which a single vote could make a key difference in the Electoral College.
Nebraska lawmakers face renewed pressure to back winner-take-all election system
Nebraska lawmakers are facing last-minute pressure to replace the state's unique presidential electoral system with a winner-take-all model backed by former President Donald Trump.
Trump Electoral-Vote Heist Underway in Nebraska
Too late for Maine Democrats to retaliate, Nebraska Republicans may implement a winner-take-all system, swiping an electoral vote from Harris.
'Bad faith' move by GOP Nebraska gov could help Trump win
In most states in the U.S., the Electoral College is a winner-take-all system. Conservative rural turnout in Texas overrides all the Democratic votes in major urban centers like Houston, Austin and El Paso;
Nebraska senators told state's election security is the 'gold standard'
In spite of assurances that Nebraska offers the "gold standard" in election security, state lawmakers spent more than three ...
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Trump’s Allies Try to Revive Push to Make Nebraska Winner-Take-All Electorally
“It is past time that Nebraska join 48 other states in embracing winner-take-all in presidential elections,” the group ...
Lawmakers again probe possible AI regulation in Nebraska but look to other states as guide
An interim study ahead of possible 2025 legislation to regulate artificial intelligence when it comes to Nebraska elections ...
Ricketts’ Riches: Wealthy governor, billionaire family changed Nebraska elections
Nebraska Future Action Fund was bankrolled almost entirely by then-Gov. Pete Ricketts, a fellow Republican. As a state senator, seven years before, Williams had voted to abolish the death penalty and ...
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70th and Nebraska Parkway traffic at heart of debate over proposed commercial development
City planners oppose a commercial development at 70th Street and Nebraska Parkway in part because it would allow access from ...
Is Nebraska in play? How an unlikely candidate could upend GOP's Senate hopes
The U.S. Senate race in the Cornhusker State suddenly registered on the national radar after a recent Split Ticket and Survey ...
Outside money flows into NE-02 race
Not all of the ads you see come from the campaigns. National political action committees are spending millions in Omaha in ...
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Nebraska coalition of 60+ organizations call for immigration reform as workforce issues mount
More than 60 organizations from across Nebraska have joined forces Wednesday to call for immigration reform as the state's unemployment rate remains low and its workforce ages.