Justices Uphold Law Allowing Certain Overseas Voters to Cast Ballots for Nebraska Elections

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds voting for citizens abroad in yet another GOP loss

While it does not impact many voters, it’s another blow to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which has filed lawsuits in at least eight states targeting what they call “never resident” voters.

NE Supreme Court upholds law that allows certain overseas citizens to vote in Nebraska elections

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — On Oct. 16, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in the lawsuit between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen. On June 22, 2026, the RNC and two Lancaster County voters filed a lawsuit against Evnen, arguing that the a certain 2005 Nebraska law is unconstitutional. The law allows U.S. citizens...

Nebraska high court upholds law allowing some nonresidents to vote in state elections

The Nebraska Supreme Court said the Republican National Committee and two Lancaster County voters who challenged the law "failed to prove the statute is unconstitutional on its face."

Justices uphold law allowing certain overseas voters to cast ballots for Nebraska elections

LINCOLN — A Republican-led challenge to overturn a state voting law allowing certain overseas voters to vote in Nebraska is over after a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling Friday. In an unsigned, 6-1 decision, the justices said challengers — the Republican…

Republicans lose bid to block Nebraska 'nonresident' voting

The Republican National Committee sued the Nebraska secretary of state — himself a Republican — claiming an overseas voting law violates the state constitution by extending voter qualifications to those who have never lived there.