Nebraska, Trump
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.
Nebraska Republicans push for winner-takes-all system for electoral votes
Other national Republicans, such as former President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), have also called for a change.
Nebraska switch to winner-take-all electoral votes unlikely before election, despite pressure
Nebraska appears unlikely to adopt a winner-take-all model of awarding Electoral College votes, despite renewed pressure from prominent Republicans, according to a key state senator.
The late GOP push to deny Kamala Harris a Nebraska electoral vote
Nebraska Republicans have held the governor’s mansion and state legislature since 1999, and occasionally debated whether to return to winner-take-all. Earlier this year, before the regular legislative session ended, conservative activists led by Turning Point Action urged the party to act, and Trump himself endorsed the idea.
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.
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.
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 ...
Is Nebraska in play? How an unlikely candidate could upend GOP's Senate hopes
The Survey USA poll also suggested that undecided voters, who accounted for about 20% of survey respondents, may be ...
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 ...
Election 2024 live updates: Trump courts Jewish voters; Harris participates in event hosted by Oprah Winfrey
The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election. Follow the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns ahead of the ...
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 ...
Independent Osborn seeks to be surprise of cycle in Nebraska Senate race
An independent candidate is threatening to scramble the race for Nebraska’s Senate seat in what could be one of the more ...
Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their ...