JUST IN: Nebraska Governor Will Not Call Special Session to Change State’s Electoral Votes After Democrat-Turned GOP State Senator Sabotages Process
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen – TGP screengrab
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen on Tuesday announced he will not call a special legislative session to change the state’s electoral votes after a Democrat-turned Republican state senator derailed the process.
President Trump along with Nebraska Republicans tried to simplify the state’s electoral votes by changing it to a winner takes all system before the 2024 election.
President Trump and Republican state lawmakers pushed to give the candidate who wins the state all five electoral votes rather than split it with the Omaha-based 2nd district.
Recall that Joe Biden won Omaha’s electoral vote in 2020 and in a close election, every electoral vote counts.
Governor Pillen said he won’t call a special session after state senator Mike McDonnell,
