Gov. Jim Pillen wants voters across Nebraska to decide the fate of the 'Blue Dot' [View all]
Source: Omaha World Herald
Josh Reyes Jan 15, 2026 Updated 29 mins ago
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen said in his State of the State speech Thursday that he will again back an effort to unify Nebraska's electoral college votes in presidential elections.
This time, he wants lawmakers to approve a ballot initiative on the measure, putting the future of the "Blue Dot" — the colloquial term for Nebraska's Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District, which has voted for Democrats in the past three presidential races — in the hands of all Nebraska voters.
"I favor restoring the law to award our electoral college votes to the candidate who gets the most votes," Pillen, a Republican, said. "I call upon this Legislature to pass Sen. (Myron) Dorn's, Legislative Resolution 24CA, to place this question on the November ballot so that the people of Nebraska can have the final say on how their voice is heard in America's most important national elections."
Dorn, who lives in Adams, introduced his resolution last year. It advanced from the Government, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, but it has not had a floor debate in the Legislature.
Gov. Jim Pillen delivers his annual State of the State speech in the legislative chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Nebraska splits it Electoral College votes. This would eliminate that with a winner take all.
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