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 […]
Voting rights restoration in Nebraska: a timeline

From 1875 to present, events that have shaped voting rights restoration in the state of Nebraska.
Civic Nebraska @ the Statehouse: 2024 session in review

Director of Public Policy Heidi Uhing on the 2024 session of the Nebraska Legislature.
Voting rights restored! LB20 passes into law

Following the passage of LB20, which removes the extra two-year waiting period for Nebraskans who have completed a felony sentence to vote, Nebraska’s Voting Rights Restoration Coalition issued the following statement.
Electoral College: We’re prepared to bring the question to voters

On April 3, 2024, Civic Nebraska issued the following statement about last-minute efforts to end our state’s current Electoral College allocation system.
Lobby Day highlights Nebraska’s housing affordability crisis

More than 100 advocates, tenants, and lawmakers gathered at the Nebraska State Capitol on March 13 to call for action on a number of housing affordability issues.
Kruse shares 2024 election preparations in U.S. Senate hearing

On March 12, Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian W. Kruse shared his office’s preparations for the 2024 elections and the features that make Nebraska a gold standard for election administration.
Our testimony: AI electioneering, Native voting, paid petitioning, protecting election workers

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Civic Nebraska testified in support of three election-related bills – LB1203, LB1262, and LB1390 – and against LB1382. Here is our testimony as prepared.