Washington— Nebraska's Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said Tuesday he would not call a special session to changehow the state awards Electoral College votesbefore the November election. It's a setback for former President Donald Trump, who was all but certain to benefit unde...
As for possible national implications,I notedwhen the case was argued that, like Maine, Nebraska doesn’t use a winner-take-all system for itsElectoral College votes: Rather, the winner of the popular vote gets two [electors] and then the other three are split among...
Nebraska's unique electoral vote system was the topic of debate this year, as Republican lawmakers tried to change it to a winner-take-all approach that would have benefited former President Donald Trump and risked an electoral college tie. Trump won statewide...
The implications of the court’s impending ruling could be national: While Nebraska has historically voted Republican, like Maine it doesn’t use a winner-take-all system for its five Electoral College votes. Rather, the winner of the popular vote gets two and then...
While most states allocate electoral votes in an all or none manner to the popular vote winner, Maine and Nebraska take a different approach.
Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that allow their electoral votes to be split in presidential elections. That system has confounded Nebraska Republicans, who have been unable to force the state into a winner-take-all system since Barack Obama became the first presidential contender to ...
Only Nebraska and Maine divide their state electoral votes on a district-by-district basis rather than winner take all. For those who remember the proportional allocation of the Democratic delegate race during the nomination battle, Nebraska is significant because a wider statewide loss can be mitiga...
Why one of Nebraska’s electoral votes matters this year Nebraska is one of nine states that Republican candidates have carried in every presidential election since 1964, but it hasn’t had a winner-take-all rule since 1991. And most times since 1991, Republican candidates still have captured ...
Nebraska lawmakers soundly defeated an effort in the Legislature to shift the state to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes, a measure whose fate drew interest from the Biden campaign — and pressure from Donald Trump. Legislators struck down state Sen. Julie Slama's attempt t...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said Tuesday that he has “no plans to call a special session” to change the way the state allocates electoral votes to a winner-take-all system, ending an effort led by Donald Trump. The announcement comes after Republican state Sen. Mike McDonnellsaid he would...