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Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them Nebraska is the only state in the U.S. that employs compulsory election duty.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day. But in Nebraska, some residents must go a step further: They are required to help run the elections.
Independent Dan Osborn announced another bid to represent Nebraska in the Senate on Tuesday, challenging GOP Sen. Pete ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon is expected to announce Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. The ...
Mechanic Dan Osborn kicks off another Senate run, this time against GOP U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Nebraska's dominant ...
"It's always been about giving the working-class person, the wage earners and salary earners, a voice in government, which I don't believe they have right now," Dan Osborn said in an interview with ...
The petition campaign to eliminate Nebraska taxes on property, income, inheritances and corporations is returning for the ...
While other states rely on election officials to recruit workers, with some turning to churches or community civic organizations to scrounge up volunteers, Nebraska's system works much the same ...
Power the Polls, a national initiative started in 2020 to recruit election workers, is keeping an eye on Nebraska’s approach, which has been in practice since at least the 1950s.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day. But in Nebraska, some residents must go a step further: They are required to help run the elections.