Winner-Take-All Bill Introduced in Nebraska Legislature

LINCOLN–(KFOR Jan. 9)–Second day of the 90-day Nebraska Legislative session on Thursday started the process of bill introduction.

One bill, LB 3, from Central City Senator Loren Lippincott would restore Nebraska to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections. Nebraska is only of two states that divides its impact in the Electoral College by allocating votes by congressional district.

Governor Jim Pillen issued a statement Thursday morning, saying he’s “grateful” for Lippincott for taking the lead on this bill.

“Our experiment with the current system of electoral vote allocation has divided Nebraska and diminished our voice in the most important national exercise in democracy that we undertake — electing a Commander-in-Chief,” Pillen said in a statement. ” The time is now to fix this, well in advance of the next presidential election cycle. Restoring winner-take-all has my full support and I look forward to signing it into law.”