Pillen's nudge helps Nebraska's winner-take-all proposals advance out of Government Committee
Source: Nebraska Examiner
The latest push likely signals Pillen's political future with Trump could depend on whether he delivers the change
By: Juan Salinas II - March 10, 2025 12:32 pm
LINCOLN - After public pressure from Gov. Jim Pillen, Nebraska lawmakers advanced to the full Legislature a winner-take-all bill and a separate proposed constitutional amendment to let voters alter how the state awards Electoral College votes for president.
The Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee of the officially nonpartisan Legislature advanced both proposals Monday along party lines. The chair, State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue, had said in the past that she wouldn't put anything out of committee if it didn't have the 33 votes needed to overcome a promised filibuster, which could grind the Legislature to a halt, at least for a time.
But that changed when the emails and phone calls came in, she said.
"Lippincott making it a priority ... so people are speaking, and most of them said, 'Let's get the vote,'" Sanders said after the vote to advance.
State Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City, left, joins Gov. Jim Pillen for a ceremonial bill signing for a bill aimed at boosting Nebraska National Guard recruitment and retention. Dec. 10, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/03/10/pillens-nudge-helps-nebraskas-winner-take-all-proposals-advance-out-of-government-committee/
Obama (08), Biden, and Harris each won an Electoral vote in Omaha. Omaha is called the Blue Dot in the Red Nebraska Map.
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