Nebraska Lawmakers Block Trump-Backed Changes to Electoral System
Nebraska legislators on Wednesday night overwhelmingly declined to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all system.
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Trump and GOP leaders push to change Nebraska electoral votes to winner-take-all
Former President Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen are calling on the state’s Legislature to change the way Nebraska doles out its Electoral College votes, a move that would almost certainly benefit Trump in his 2024 presidential bid.
Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded
A Nebraska lawmaker who invoked the name of a colleague while reading a graphic account of rape on the floor of the Legislature violated the body’s workforce sexual harassment policy, an outside investigator found, leading the body’s governing board to issue Republican state Sen. Steve Halloran a letter of reprimand.
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Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With only months to go before what is shaping up to be a hotly contested presidential election, Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
Trump Supports An Effort To Deny Biden A Critical Electoral Vote
Former President Donald Trump and GOP Gov. Jim Pillen have endorsed an effort to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes in a way that would benefit Trump in November — although Democrats in the state aren’t especially worried the measure would actually come to pass for this year’s election.
Far-right podcaster prompts Nebraska move to change electoral system
The power of the far-right commentator Charlie Kirk was illustrated when his tweet prompted the governor of Nebraska to support a bill to change the state’s system for presidential elections in order to deny Democrats a single electoral vote that could decide the presidency later this year.
Nebraska Republicans Renew Push for ‘Winner Take All’ Electoral System
A renewed push by Nebraska Republicans to move to a “winner-take-all” system in presidential elections has raised the prospect that the 2024 contest could end in an electoral college tie — with the House of Representatives deciding the winner.