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Should Petersen win the general election in November, as is likely in the Republican-leaning state, he would be one of the most extreme and right-wing chief election officials in the country.
Nebraska is facing a new lawsuit aimed at stopping state officials from handing over sensitive voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Much of President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order has been blocked by judges. But it’s having an impact nonetheless — by encouraging and emboldening state-level Republicans to pursue its anti-democratic goals.
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that people who have completed sentences for felony convictions can register to vote under state law, enfranchising thousands of eligible voters.
The Republican Party’s attempt to hand former President Donald Trump all of Nebraska’s electoral votes has failed after a state GOP legislator announced his opposition, causing Gov. Jim Pillen (R) to cede the issue on Tuesday.
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers (R) issued an opinion Wednesday saying a state law allowing people with felony convictions to register to vote after serving their sentences is unconstitutional.
Republican attorneys general pose an ongoing threat to democracy as they continue their attempts to weaken the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and more.
A Nebraska bill that restores voting rights to people with felony convictions after they’ve completed their sentence has become law in the state, but without the governor’s signature.
Nebraska’s legislators voted down a bill on Wednesday that would have changed how the state allocates its Electoral College votes — a move that, if it had passed, could have thrown the 2024 presidential election into chaos.
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