Nebraska Supreme Court to issue ruling Wednesday on post-felony voting case

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court will weigh in Wednesday on whether the Legislature has the authority to change the timing of when people with felony convictions get back their right to vote.

The court took the unusual step Tuesday of announcing a midweek opinion. Justices usually issue opinions on Fridays. But, as voting rights advocates pointed out in a recent letter, Friday is the last day for Nebraskans to register to vote by mail or online.

The deadline for registering in-person is Oct. 25.

Thousands of Nebraskans are waiting to hear whether they can register to vote now under Legislative Bill 20, a new state law that eliminated a two-year wait to vote after serving a felony sentence.



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