Nebraska push on winner-take-all electoral votes takes another hit in Legislature – By Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar (NBC News) / April 5, 2024
The renewed, Donald Trump-backed effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes faced another roadblock Friday as the Legislature looks to wrap up its session.
Speaker John Arch said on the floor Friday morning that amendments attaching entire bills to other measures will no longer be accepted, as the unicameral body is running out of time to process legislation before its session ends April 18.
“The time for adding bills to bills is over,” Arch said, according to a copy of his floor speech shared with NBC News.
Arch’s announcement comes amid last-ditch efforts to attach a measure changing the state’s electoral vote system to other pieces of legislation.
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