Civic Nebraska
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Civic Nebraska
@CivicNE
We create a modern and robust democracy through youth civic leadership, civic health, and nonpartisan voting rights initiatives.
- Elections in Nebraska are already conducted efficiently, securely, and with integrity. The right for eligible Nebraskans to cast their ballots free from pointless obstacles must be protected at all costs.
- Voter ID limits the *ability* to vote by narrowing the *opportunity* to fulfill additional ID requirements. This has consequences for everyone — but especially rural, disabled, low-income, and senior Nebraskans.
- Today, we honor America’s first inhabitants and tribal nations, and we celebrate and recognize the many indigenous communities and cultures that make up our country.
- A tireless housing affordability advocate, @emfundertaker is our 2022 Civic Catalyst Award honoree. Meet Erin and other honorees on 6.9.22 ›› civicnebraska.org/20220531-sda-e…
- There it is — we have a new champion. The 2020 #NebraskaPrimary has broken a 48-year-old record for participation in a primary election. Take a bow, Cornhuskers. #DemocracyWins #NebraskaVotesByMail
- Five days left in the session. The docket is still full. Nebraskans expect state senators to focus on improving people's lives and leave the ideological fights to Congress. When the #neleg drifts into hyperpartisan territory, the work grinds to a stop – and Nebraskans lose.Replying to @asanderfordSpoke with Lippincott, the sponsor of the winner-take-all bill. He says he will make one more attempt tomorrow to attach the bill’s language to LB 541, a bill by Sen. John Lowe of Kearney to change public power elections and make them partisan.
- Nebraskans who have completed felony sentences no longer must wait an additional two years to vote. LB20 has been passed into law! Join us in thanking our elected leaders for ending the extended disenfranchisement of thousands of Nebraskans. ›› GetMyVoteBack.org #neleg
- It wasn’t a record, it was a RECORD. Unofficially, 471,000 ballots were cast in the #NebraskaPrimary — over 400,000 by mail. That shattered the prior high of 413,015 in 1972. Vote-by-mail is secure and boosts participation. And that’s good for democracy. bit.ly/3dEZlOF
- Nebraska’s long-standing nonpartisan guardrails have held. By ending debate over proposed rules changes today [1.19.24], the #neleg successfully avoided attempts to weaken the filibuster. Read our full statement ›› civicnebraska.org/20240119-state…
- Here we go. 😡 These bills show the extreme lengths some in the #neleg are willing to go to make it harder for Nebraskans to cast their votes. civicnebraska.org/20230110-first…
