Grassroots Organization Launches Two Petitions to Change Elections in Nebraska

Nebraska group starts ballot push for winner-take-all, hand-counting votes

Eric Underwood, former chair of the Nebraska Republican Party and leader of the nonprofit Advocates For All Nebraskans, speaks in Lincoln on Oct 14. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — A nonprofit group behind a handful of Nebraska ballot initiatives announced a campaign Tuesday to gather signatures for two new ones aimed at conservative election goals.  One would alter how the state awards Electoral College votes for president, giving …

Grassroots organization launches two petitions to change elections in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A topic that’s been on the forefront for Nebraska voters for some time is now making a comeback. At a press conference on Tuesday, Advocates for All Nebraskans officially launched its signature-gathering campaign for two constitutional amendment campaigns: Winner-Take-All for Presidential Electors Hand Count Ballots for all elections The Winner-Take-All amendment would mean whoever gets the...

Statement on winner-take-all, hand-count ballot initiatives - Civic Nebraska

On Oct. 14, 2025, Civic Nebraska released the following statement in response to the announcement of a pair of regressive ballot initiative efforts that would damage our state’s elections and silence a significant portion of the state’s voters. Today, a group proposed a pair of 2026 ballot initiatives – one to hand-count every ballot in Nebraska, and another to dismantle our state’s split Electoral College system. These are part of a familiar ca…