Winner-take-all bill introduced in Nebraska Legislature

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City introduced a legislative bill Thursday to move Nebraska to a winner-take-all system in the Electoral College.

Nebraska is one of only two states that divides its electoral votes based on congressional districts during the presidential election.

Legislative Bill 3 would give all five of Nebraska’s electoral votes to the winner of the state’s popular vote.

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Gov. Jim Pillen fully suppors this new bill, saying the divided system diminishes Nebraska’s voice.

“I am grateful to Senator Lippincott for his leadership in restoring winner-take-all,” he said in a statement. “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. 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.”