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There are only two states that split their electoral votes by congressional district: Nebraska and Maine. Both states allocate two electoral votes based on the statewide popular vote winner, then one electoral vote based on the popular vote winner in each congressional district. Nebraska has three congressional districts.
Nebraska will continue to split its presidential electoral votes by congressional district — at least for now.
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office was recognized with a national Clearinghouse Award in the communications category for the voter ID campaign aimed at informing Nebraska citizens about new voter identification requirements beginning in 2024.
Currently, Nebraska awards two electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote statewide. Nebraska then awards the winner of the presidential vote in each congressional district to the person who earns the majority of votes in each district. Nebraska’s split system has existed since 1991.
Nebraska's "Blue Dot" will live on for now as the state Legislature rejected a bill Tuesday that would revert Nebraska's presidential election system to a winner-take-all model.
Nebraska's split presidential electoral system survived an attempt to replace it with a winner-take-all model Tuesday as two Republicans joined Democrats in refusing to vote to stop a filibuster.
The Douglas County Election Commission says most voters will not need to register again for a mail-in ballot for the the Omaha City General Election.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska will keep splitting its Electoral College votes — at least for now. On Tuesday, state senators filibustered Legislative Bill 3, which would have switched the state to a winner-take-all system. The Legislature voted 31-18 to end debate on the bill and move it forward, but it needed 33.
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Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and both have done so in recent presidential elections. In Nebraska, the system has confounded ...