Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
As the Trump campaign pressures Nebraska Republicans for a change that would net him an electoral vote, state law in Maine would block Democrats from making a counter-move.
Proposed Rule Change Could Hand Nebraska to Donald Trump
But Republicans want to change this to the winner-takes-all system that 48 other states use, where the winner of the statewide popular vote gets all the state's electoral votes. On Wednesday, five Nebraska Republican members of Congress wrote to Governor Jim Pillen and Speaker of the Legislature John Arch to push for the change.
Republicans step up effort to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to benefit Trump
Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to winner-take-all -- a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election in which a single vote could make a key difference in the Electoral College.
Trump Electoral-Vote Heist Underway in Nebraska
Too late for Maine Democrats to retaliate, Nebraska Republicans may implement a winner-take-all system, swiping an electoral vote from Harris.
Nebraska Republicans are considering a last-minute change to the state's election laws to help Trump
Under state law now, whichever presidential candidate gets more votes in a congressional district wins an elector
'Bad faith' move by GOP Nebraska gov could help Trump win
In most states in the U.S., the Electoral College is a winner-take-all system. Conservative rural turnout in Texas overrides all the Democratic votes in major urban centers like Houston, Austin and El Paso;
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