Legislative Update
This is your weekly Nebraska Legislature update. Committee Hearings last week Appleseed testified on several bills during Legislature committee hearings […]
Voting & Elections
Nebraska Appleseed statement on Nebraska Legislature Voter ID bills
***For Immediate Release*** January 23, 2015 Contact: Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@upgrade.neappleseed.org LINCOLN
Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections
Rural immigrant and Latino leaders celebrate nonpartisan election work
Immigrant and Latino leaders in six Nebraska counties celebrated an election season filled with new outreach to voters of color
Voting & Elections
Nebraska Students Vote
Note: This is a guest blog post from a group of Union College students who worked with Appleseed staff this
Voting & Elections
Take Action – Vote for Initiative 425 to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage
Tomorrow is your chance to help make hard work pay in Nebraska by voting FOR Initiative 425 to raise Nebraska’s
Voting & Elections
Appleseed organizers find passion for voting stretches across Nebraska
With the November 4th election quickly approaching, Appleseed staff have been busy traveling across the state to encourage Nebraskans to vote.
Voting & Elections
Nebraska Leaders Testify at National Commission on Voting Rights Hearing
Hearing in Kansas City part of national series to examine state of voting challenges, successes and opportunities for election reform
Voting & Elections
Voting rights at issue in Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder
The History The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 (during the Jim
Voting & Elections
Voter suppression bill undermines Nebraskans’ right to vote
Voting is an American right – and making voting harder is not a Nebraska value. LB 381 mandates a restrictive
Voting & Elections
Voter Suppression Bill LB 381 undermines Nebraskans’ right to vote
LB 381, a voter suppression bill that restricts voting access, will be heard by the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs
