Coalition moves to end partisan gerrymandering in Nebraska
Nebraskans for Independent Redistricting, a nonpartisan coalition of Nebraska nonprofit organizations, on March 5 introduced a ballot initiative that would prohibit the manipulation of voting districts – a process known as […]
Forward, march! 4 democratic to-dos on ‘Do Something Day’
March 4 is Do Something Day, an unofficial holiday in advocacy circles. Playing on the homonymic quirk that “March Fourth” sounds like “march forth” when said aloud, Do Something Day […]
Defend democracy in 2020 – be an Election Protector
Feb. 27 was a good day for voting rights. That’s when advocates from around the state massed at the State Capitol to oppose the Legislature’s latest voter ID measure. One […]
5 questions about LR292CA
On Feb. 27, dozens of Nebraskans came to the State Capitol to register their opposition to LR292CA, a proposed legislative resolution that would lead to voter ID laws in our […]
Voter ID is coming up at the Capitol. You can stop it.
This is the week. On Thursday – Feb. 27 – the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will consider a resolution that would usher in harmful voter ID laws in our state. We oppose this […]
It’s go time: voter ID, election commissioners
It’s official: Thursday, Feb. 27, is go time at the statehouse. That’s when the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Nebraska Legislature will consider two separate measures about Nebraskans’ voting rights, including voter ID. […]
It’s time to stand for voting rights
Voter ID is back at the Nebraska Legislature. This time it’s been proposed as a potential constitutional amendment, in the form of a Legislative Resolution seeking placement on the November ballot. This […]
Civic Nebraska @ the Statehouse: Redistricting
Today, our work at the State Capitol took us to a hearing with the Executive Board of the 106th Nebraska Legislature. There, we testified in support of a pair of […]
Civic Nebraska @ the Statehouse: Expanding to 55 districts
On Wednesday, the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature heard testimony on LR279CA , a proposed constitutional amendment to authorize the expansion of the Legislature from 49 to 55 districts. […]
Civic Nebraska @ the Statehouse: Voter ID is back
Today, Nebraskans are again called upon to fight a harmful voter ID proposal after LR292CA was introduced in the Nebraska Legislature. No one can point to a voter impersonation fraud conviction in […]