Election Policy & Research

Civic Nebraska is the only civil rights organization in Nebraska focused solely on voting rights protection and research. Studies from research conducted will be available on this page. In addition to research, Civic Nebraska conducts investigations into compliance with state and federal election law by state and local agencies. The reports from these investigations will also be available on this page.

Issue Summaries

2.4.19: Returning citizen re-enfranchisement (LB83)
     – Florida case study on re-enfranchisement and recidivism rates
     – Returning citizen disenfranchisement laws by state

1.15.19: Article V Constitutional Convention (LR7, LB451)
      – Article V Constitutional Convention: Federal Money at Risk

Civic Nebraska Studies

• All Mail Elections: Nebraska and Nationally A study of the current all-mail voting in Nebraska and evaluation of how all-mail elections are conducted in all-mail states
• Removing the Wait 2017: Disenfranchisement in Nebraska A study on the impact of the current felon disenfranchisement law and LB 75 in Nebraska
  • Legal Analysis on the Constitutionality of LB 75 A legal analysis conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice (Spoiler Alert: It’s constitutional, here’s a Summary of the Legal Analysis)
• LR 335 Interim Study
  • LR 335 Report – Executive Summary
  • LR 335 Report – Full
    • LR 335 Report – Appendix A
    • LR 335 Report – Appendix B
    • LR 335 Report – Appendix C
• Access to DMVs in Nebraska
• Nebraska Cost of Voter ID

National Partner Studies

• 2015 Student Leaders in Elections
• Presidential Commission on Election Administration Report

Civic Nebraska Voting Rights Press Releases

• 5/8/17 – Civic Nebraska, ACLU of Nebraska, and Brennan Center for Justice “Voting rights denied to thousands of Nebraskans with failure to override governor veto“
• 4/24/17 – Civic Nebraska, ACLU of Nebraska, and Brennan Center for Justice applaud Nebraska Legislature’s vote to restore the right to vote upon completion of sentence
• 2/6/2017 – Civic Nebraska, League of Women Voters, and Nebraska Appleseed call on Rep. Adrian Smith to oppose H.R. 634
• 1/10/17 – PRESS RELEASE: Civic Nebraska announces introduction of bills to modernize, improve elections
• 1/5/17 – PRESS RELEASE – Advocacy groups rally against voter ID
• 1/5/17 – PRESS RELEASE – Bills introduced to ease determination of eligibility of returning citizens
• 6/30/16 – PRESS RELEASE – Civic Nebraska Releases Primary Election Report
• 5/10/16 – PRESS RELEASE – Civic Nebraska conducts election observation program for May Primary
• PRESS RELEASE – Civic Nebraska commends Commissioner Brian Kruse on addition of four early ballot drop boxes in Douglas County