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Tag: Electoral

Nebraska GOP lawmaker: Other states should shift to our electoral college system

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Tuesday that other states should switch to Nebraska's election system but are unlikely to do so, so Nebraska should consider changing its system to winner-take-all after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “Well, I think two things are true. One, I think we'd be better off if every state did what […]

Nebraska governor: No plans for special session on winner-take-all electoral system

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pilen (R) said Tuesday he would not call lawmakers into a special session to consider changing the state's election system to a winner-take-all system after key Republican lawmakers refused to switch their votes. “My team and I have worked tirelessly to secure a filibuster-proof 33-vote majority to pass winner-take-all legislation before the […]

The Electoral College endangers the republic, but don’t blame the Framers

Our presidential elections are experiencing a crisis of credibility. On November 5, many anxious Americans have serious concerns about honesty and fairness as Democrats denounce the possibility of their nominee becoming president. Win without receiving a majority of the votesmore than half of Republicans I believe the 2020 election was stolen.. Many factors have led […]

Nebraska GOP senator opposes Trump-backed Electoral College change

Republican efforts to secure all of Nebraska's electoral votes for former President Trump could be in jeopardy after state lawmakers refused to voice their support for proposed reforms to the state's election system. Allocating electoral votes. Nebraska Senator Mike McDonnell, former Democrat From Omaha He switched to the Republican Party this year and issued a […]

Effort to Make Nebraska Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote State Rekindles

There's been a renewed effort to make Nebraska a winner-take-all electoral vote state, but the same obstacles that thwarted the same effort earlier this year have resurfaced. of The Washington Post Reported A similar effort failed on a procedural motion in the state Legislature earlier this year, but it was announced Friday that the effort […]

Graham says he's hopeful Nebraska will flip to winner-take-all electoral system

Sen. Lindsey Graham of Lausanne said he supports Nebraska's effort to change the way the state allocates its electoral votes to a winner-take-all system, a move that would favor former President Trump in November. “I want to see winner-take-all,” Graham said. CBS News On Thursday, it reported that “Trump will win the state by 20 […]

The catastrophic scenario of an Electoral College tie looms

The 2024 presidential election is likely to again be a close race decided by just a handful of states and the Electoral College. The United States Constitution requires that a candidate must receive a majority of the electoral votes to win the election. Currently, there are 538 electoral votes, meaning a candidate must receive at […]

Jamie Raskin Claims The Electoral College ‘Can Get You Killed’

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said at a C-SPAN event Friday that people could be killed because of the Electoral College. Ruskin is lose The Electoral College National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Used to circumvent institutions established by ConstitutionRaskin cited the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol as the reason for the change. […]