The Nebraska Legislature has voted against a push to change the state’s electoral vote system. The proposed initiative, inspired by former President Donald Trump’s team, sought to alter the state’s unique system that allows it to split its electoral votes.
Currently, Nebraska is one of only two states (the other being Maine) that does not adhere to a ‘winner-takes-all’ system. Instead, it awards two of its five electoral votes to the statewide winner, with the remaining three going to the winner in each of its three congressional districts. The push for change sought to implement the ‘winner-takes-all’ system, which is common in most other states.
However, the Nebraska Legislature has rejected this initiative, thus maintaining the status quo. This decision aligns with the state’s reputation for prizing its independent political tradition, despite its typically conservative leanings on a national level.
As such, Nebraska will continue to use this proportional system in future elections, which could potentially give both major political parties a shot at securing some of the state’s electoral votes.
