Around 7,000 people could be added to Nebraska's electorate—if those eligible register by this week's deadline.
Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote in a decision with implications for the upcoming election.
Nebraska court says people with felony convictions can register to vote, a ruling with implications for Nov. 5 election
Nebraskans with felony convictions may register to vote after the state’s high court ruled Wednesday that a top election official had no authority to deem a law restoring those rights
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote in the Nov. 5 election.
The Nebraska Supreme Court will weigh in Wednesday on whether the Legislature has the authority to change the timing of when people with felony convictions get back their right to vote. The court took the unusual step Tuesday of announcing a midweek opinion.
The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the secretary of state to begin allowing felons who have completed their sentences to register to vote immediately.
In Nebraska, a wild card candidate is shaking up the US Senate map for Republicans, who never expected to be defending a seat in a reliably red state.
In an unusual midweek opinion, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued an order that will allow people with felony convictions to register to vote in the November election.
In a split decision, the court ruled that LB20, which gives felons voting rights after completing their sentences, is not unconstitutional.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will campaign in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District this week in an effort to court the swing district that sided with the Democratic ticket in 2020.