The two proposed constitutional amendments would shift Nebraska’s presidential elector system to a winner-take-all format and require hand-counted ballots for all elections across the state.

Republican activists launched efforts Tuesday seeking to make sweeping changes to Nebraska's elections, including one proposal to eliminate the "Blue Dot."

The group, headlined by former leaders of the Republican Party, argues that the initiatives are about reclaiming the state’s voice and promoting government accountability.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Advocates for All Nebraskans officially launched its signature-gathering campaign for two constitutional amendment campaigns.

“Advocates for All Nebraskans” (AFAN) announced in a news conference Tuesday that they are launching two new petitions. The two proposed amendments would shift Nebraska’s presidential elector system to a winner-take-all format and require hand-counted ballots for all elections across the state.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - From city council to school board, there are numerous local and county elections taking place on Nov. 4, 2025. If you want to have a say in your community, you’ll need to vote, and to do that, you need to be registered.

U.S. House districts are typically redrawn once a decade, immediately after a census, but some states allow it to happen more frequently. And the U.S. Supreme Court has said there is no federal curb on political gerrymandering, in which districts are intentionally drawn to favor one party.

Two ballot initiatives were announced Tuesday. One would switch Nebraska to "winner-take-all" presidential elections. Another would end the use of vote-counting and voting machines.

A lawsuit has been filed in an attempt to prevent the repurposing of the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an ICE detention faci

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen last week weighed in on the latest request from the U.S. Department of Justice for the state’s voter registration data — showing a willingness to fulfill the request.

The city of Valley will mail out ballots for its special recall election next week. That election will be by mail only. Ballots will be mailed in 6-by-9 envelopes with return envelopes included. Voters will need to provide voter ID information and sign the back of the return envelope for that ballot to count.