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Nebraska Governor Ends Effort To Change Electoral Vote Allocation

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a news conference, Jan. 12, 2023, at the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Nebraska’s Republican governor called on state lawmaker

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced on Tuesday that he will not be calling a special session to alter the state's electoral vote allocation system. This decision effectively ends a push led by former President Donald Trump to switch to a winner-take-all approach.

The move follows Republican state Senator Mike McDonnell's declaration that he would not support a last-minute attempt to overturn the current law, which assigns electoral votes based on congressional districts.

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