Legislation Watch – Civic Nebraska

Winner-take-all hearings are set. Let’s mobilize.

The Government Committee of the Nebraska Legislature will hear testimony on Jan. 30. Be there.

LB541: political theater over practical solutions

Sen. Rick Holdcroft’s LB541 would devastate Nebraska’s elections. Tell senators to reject it outright.

Proposed legislative rule changes: Our testimony

Heidi Uhing, Civic Nebraska’s director of public policy, testified in opposition of several of the proposals.

LB3: a solution in search of a problem

LB3 dilutes Nebraska voters’ voices and moves the state away from fairer representation in presidential elections.

2025 legislative preview

The Nebraska Legislature convenes on Jan. 8 with a whopping 17 new senators joining the body. Here’s what we’re watching.

Protect 2025: Nebraska’s split electoral vote process

The partisan push for winner-take-all is not about improving our democracy – it’s about consolidating power. Don’t let it happen.

Jay Jackson: The conservative case against winner-take-all

Note: Jay Jackson is an Omaha attorney and author of “Decent Discourse: Saving Your Country by Loving Your (Wrong?) Neighbor.” He received his law degree from George Mason University School […]

Tell state senators NO to winner-take-all

Dear friends, Perhaps you’ve seen the news: An outside pressure campaign to meddle with Nebraska’s Electoral College allocation process has re-emerged. This effort is un-Nebraskan, and we should never seek to change how our votes are […]