Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 21:09:37 GMT -6
Bill to return Nebraska to winner-take-all Electoral College method comes up short
LINCOLN — Republican lawmakers were frustrated once again Tuesday in their long-running battle to return Nebraska to a winner-take-all system for choosing presidential electors.
Legislative Bill 10 fell one vote short of the 33 needed to overcome a final-round filibuster, meaning the bill is dead for this year. The vote was 32-17.
Supporters of the bill vowed to try again next year, when the Legislature will have at least 11 new senators.
“It’s going to come back again and again and again until it passes,” said State Sen. John Murante of Gretna.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-to-return-nebraska-to-winner-take-all-electoral-college/article_9c08b7c0-00be-11e6-b0fe-77966934ee98.html
LINCOLN — Republican lawmakers were frustrated once again Tuesday in their long-running battle to return Nebraska to a winner-take-all system for choosing presidential electors.
Legislative Bill 10 fell one vote short of the 33 needed to overcome a final-round filibuster, meaning the bill is dead for this year. The vote was 32-17.
Supporters of the bill vowed to try again next year, when the Legislature will have at least 11 new senators.
“It’s going to come back again and again and again until it passes,” said State Sen. John Murante of Gretna.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-to-return-nebraska-to-winner-take-all-electoral-college/article_9c08b7c0-00be-11e6-b0fe-77966934ee98.html