Nebraska court lets ex-felons vote, may affect election outcome

Nebraskaʼs top court made a big choice about voting rights. Ex-felons who did their time can now vote in next monthʼs election. This could shake things up in the stateʼs voting system

The court said no to what Bob Evnen (the guy in charge of elections) tried to do. He told counties to stop letting ex-felons sign up to vote. But the court said thats not okay

Back in spring‚ Nebraska okayed a law (L.B. 20) letting ex-felons vote after they finish their sentence - including time on parole. The court told Evnen to follow this law‚ no ifs ands or buts

Nebraska does something different with its electoral votes. It splits them up based on areas‚ not just giving them all to one person. This means the election might be closer than people think

Some folks want to change how Nebraska does this. Donald Trump and his friends are trying to make it so all the votes go to one person. Theyʼre in a rush to do it before the big day

Lots of states are changing rules about ex-felons voting. Some let them vote right away‚ others make them wait. A few states even let people in jail vote

Jeremy Jonak‚ who was part of the lawsuit said he felt better after the ruling. He finished his sentence and wanted to vote‚ but couldnt before

Evnen said heʼd do what the court said. People can sign up to vote online till Friday‚ or in person for a couple more weeks

Over the years so many of us have earned a second chance

This choice means lots of Nebraskans might get to have their say in whats coming up. Its a big deal for people whoʼve been trying to move on from their past