Nebraska Unlikely to Go Winner-Take-All as Key Republican Favors Status Quo

State Sen. Mike McDonnell said Republicans pursuing the change should go for a referendum.
Nebraska Unlikely to Go Winner-Take-All as Key Republican Favors Status Quo
Ballots for the 2020 primary elections are arranged by party affiliation at the Lancaster County Election Committee offices in Lincoln, Neb., on April 14, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP Photo
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Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell, a Democrat-turned-Republican, said he won’t support switching the state’s electoral vote process to winner-take-all, denying a critical vote needed to implement the change.

“Elections should be an opportunity for all voters to be heard, no matter who they are, where they live, or what party they support,” McDonnell said on Monday in a statement, adding that the way Nebraska allocates its five electoral votes has upheld that principle for decades.