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Senators will consider advancing bill to make Nebraska winner-take-all on Monday

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• Mar 6, 2025
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Nebraska state lawmakers will consider advancing a proposal to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes in presidential races to the floor of the Legislature on Monday morning.

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Photos: Day 1 of the Nebraska Legislature's 2025 session

Nine-year-old Everett Prokop (left) sits in the chair of his father, Sen. Jason Prokop of Lincoln (front right), as he shows family members his desk on the floor of the Legislature on first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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LuRae Hallstrom (left), wife of Sen. Bob Hallstrom of Syracuse (not pictured), shows off her husband's desk to her great grandniece, Lila Belle Niss, 7, on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Paul Strommen of Sidney (from left), Sen. Tony Sorrentino of Elkhorn, and Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood speak on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the 2025 session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Ciara Quick (left) uses a phone to photograph her grandparents, Sen. Dan Quick of Grand Island and his wife Alice during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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State senators, legislative staff and friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature on the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.

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Senators gather on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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A man walks down a hallway during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol in Lincoln.

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State senators, legislative staff and friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly oversees the swearing-in ceremony for new senators during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue joins other senators in prayer during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol. Holdcorft proposed a law that would end "no-excuse" mail-in voting in a move that he said is meant to "build up people's confidence" in elections.

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Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly (left) speaks with Brandon Metzler, the clerk of the Legislature, before a vote on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Speaker John Arch of Papillion speaks during the first day of the legislative session on Jan. 8 at the Capitol.

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Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.

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Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol. He introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the production, import, distribution, promotion, display, or sale of any "cultivated-protein food" in Nebraska.

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Sen. Bob Andersen of La Vista (left) raises his hand as he is sworn in alongside other senators during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol in Lincoln.

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Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.

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Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward speaks during the first day of the legislative session on Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Jared Storm of David City sets up his desk on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue refills a candy bowl passed down to him by former Sen. John Lowe (not pictured) during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont holds his 2-week-old granddaughter Chloe as he takes her around the floor during the first day of the legislative session  Wednesday at the Capitol.

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A Nebraska Honor Guard member presents the colors before the Pledge of Allegiance during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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State senators and their friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Zoe, 6, (left) and Betsy, 7, (right) spend time on the floor with their mother, Sen. Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln (center), during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Speaker John Arch of Papillion is sworn in during the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Lincoln.

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Speaker John Arch of Papillion is sworn in during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8, 2025, at the Capitol.

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Sen. Bob Andersen of La Vista (left) has his legislative pin adjusted by his wife, Julie, during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Legislative page Heather Lange places an additional chair next to the desk of Sen. Wendy DeBoer of Bennington (not pictured) during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Mila Sorrentino (left) listens as her grandfather, Sen. Tony Sorrentino of Omaha, shows her how votes are cast from his desk on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Dan Quick of Grand Island speaks on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Kevin Stocker (bottom right)a Nebraska Public Service commissioner, takes a phone call on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Dan Lonowski of Hastings casts his vote for the chair of the Revenue Committee during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Nebraska resident Lia Post wears an embroidered jean jacket during the first day of the Legislature's 2025 session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln speaks on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln smiles during the first day of the legislative session on Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City (left) and Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln (center) speak with colleagues on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln (right) tallies committee chair votes on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the session.

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Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward speaks during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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Sen. Dunixi Guereca of Omaha shakes hands with other senators on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.

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