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.
Strong Neighborhoods grants to fund $25,000 in local projects
Civic Nebraska will serve as the fiscal agent and distribute the funding at the discretion of the Community Builder Coalition, a group of community builders and organizers from local organizations developed out of Prosper Lincoln’s Strong Neighborhoods initiative.
Introducing TROVE, the Nebraska voter turnout tool
TROVE is a map-based, data-rich interactive resource that highlights the state’s voter participation rates.
Vote-by-mail: How does Nebraska stack up?
Democracy is best served by meeting voters where they are – this means accessible, secure, vote-by-mail-friendly elections that include numerous and accessible in-person options to receive and cast our ballots.
Legislature passes ‘least bad’ version of voter ID
Legislators have put LB514 on the governor’s desk.
Statement on the advancement of LB514 (voter ID)
On May 30, 2023, following the Nebraska Legislature’s vote to advance LB514 to Final Reading, Civic Nebraska issued the following statement.
The 2023 Summer of Democracy Reading List
We asked, and Nebraskans delivered by nominating more than 100 titles for our annual summer reading list on democracy, civics, history, and the social sciences. Here are our favorites from the bunch.
Round Two: Voter ID is back on the docket
If you’re in the Lincoln area, join us Tuesday morning at the Capitol to see LB514 through to Final Reading.
On Give To Lincoln Day, donate to democracy.
On Wednesday, May 24, Civic Nebraska is participating in Give To Lincoln Day, the capital city’s annual 24-hour community giving event.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly advance LB514 (voter ID)
LB514 easily survived a filibuster by Sen. Julie Slama and now moves to Select File, the second of three possible rounds of legislative debate.