Join us Feb. 24 to examine how AI helps, hurts democracy
Civic Nebraska is bringing together researchers, policymakers, advocates, and everyday Nebraskans to discuss minimizing AI’s disruptive effects while maximizing its positive democratic potential.
Voters with disabilities surged in ’22, thanks to vote-by-mail
When you meet voters where they are, they’re far more likely to participate in elections.
Putting TROVE to work: examining Nebraska voter turnout
Civic Nebraska will host a webinar at noon CDT (11 am MDT) on June 15 to introduce TROVE, discuss best practices and potential applications, and answer any questions about the new tool.
Introducing TROVE, the Nebraska voter turnout tool
TROVE is a map-based, data-rich interactive resource that highlights the state’s voter participation rates.
Crossing Divides: a wider look at confronting conflict
Civic Nebraska took part in a three-state pilot project that confronted systemic and structural forces that tend to exacerbate contemporary divisions.
The midterms were a success. Let’s make our elections even better.
The continued popularity of early mail-in voting in Nebraska in the most recent midterm elections is an opportunity for officials and lawmakers to invest in making the absentee ballot process even better, a Civic Nebraska report shows.
‘A critical component’: our testimony on LB254
Director of Public Policy Heidi Uhing testified on Feb. 10 on LB254, which would enable legislative footage to be used in civic education efforts, in schools, by the media, and by advocacy organizations.
Desmond Meade to keynote Strengthening Democracy 2023
The national voting rights activist led the 2018 campaign to restore voting rights to former felons in Florida.
Restore the vote: Let’s get LB20 passed in 2023
Punishing people by restricting their right to vote for years beyond their sentence is archaic, excessive, and unjustified – and LB20 would correct that.
What? So What? Now What?: SCOTUS and Moore v. Harper
A primer on a U.S. Supreme Court case – and the fringe constitutional theory behind it – that could radically change American elections.
