Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Democracy defenders on Wednesday welcomed a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling that orders state election officials to comply with a law allowing former felons to vote immediately after they complete their sentences instead of waiting two years. Nebraska 's unicameral Legislature voted 38-6 in favor of LB 20 on April 11. Although Republican Gov.
As The Associated Press noted following Wednesday's ruling: Many of them reside in Nebraska's Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District, where both the race for president and the makeup of Congress could be in play. Nebraska overall is heavily Republican but is one of only two states—the other is Maine—that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district.
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