NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN SAYS HE WILL NOT CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UNICAMERAL TO RESTORE THE STATE’S WINNER-TAKE-ALL ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES PRIOR TO THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
PILLEN ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING HIS TEAM HAS WORKED TO SECURE A FILIBUSTER-PROOF 33-VOTE MAJORITY TO GET WINNER-TAKE-ALL PASSED BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
HE SAYS “UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULD NOT PERSUADE 33 STATE SENATORS”.
SENATOR MIKE MCDONNELL OF OMAHA CONFIRMED HE IS UNWILLING TO VOTE FOR WINNER-TAKE-ALL BEFORE THE 2024 ELECTION.
PILLEN CALLS THAT “PROFOUNDLY DISAPPOINTING” AND BASED ON THE LACK OF 33 VOTES, HE HAS NO PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION ON THE ISSUE PRIOR TO THE 2024 ELECTION.
