Common Cause Nebraska

10/16/2026

We'll be there! Come join us!

10/15/2026

Use the link in the comments to register to vote before 11:59 PM CST on October 16th, 2026.

You can still register in person at your local Election Commission or County Clerk's office by October 23, 2026.

09/24/2026

Influencing the Nebraska Legislature is as easy as writing a check...

In fact, Lobbying accounted for $42,000,000 in checks this last Legislative cycle!

Read our new report (Draining the Nebraska Swamp) to learn more about how the influence industry works and what we can do to give power back to average people.

Link in the comments.

09/21/2026

The proposed rule changes for the 2030 Census could significantly affect Native American representation, resources, and sovereignty.

Please take a moment to learn more about what they are and submit your public comment at the link below in opposition by October 13th ✊🏼

https://ccnebraska.short.gy/CensusComment

URGENT: Tribal Nations are encouraged to review proposed changes to the 2030 Census and make their voices heard.
The U.S. Census Bureau has proposed regulations that would fundamentally change how the census counts people across the United States. Of particular concern, the proposed rule would remove race and ethnicity questions, eliminating critical data about American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Census data help determine political representation, inform federal funding decisions, and guide planning for housing, community development, maternal health, transportation, and other essential programs and services. These proposed changes could have significant consequences for Tribal Nations and Native communities.

The Census Bureau will hold a virtual Tribal consultation for Tribal leaders and officially designated representatives:
Friday, October 2, 2026
3:00–4:30 p.m. ET

The public comment deadline is October 13. Tribal Nations and Tribal-serving organizations have until November 2 to submit comments.

Read the Dear Tribal Leader Letter: https://hubs.la/Q04xX5ty0

Register for the consultation: https://hubs.la/Q04xX5sK0

Submit comments through https://hubs.la/Q04xX5tz0 by searching docket USBC-2026-0628.

Please share this information with Tribal leaders and the appropriate staff within your Tribal Nation. Questions may be directed to [email protected].

09/15/2026

Don’t miss out on the chance to make a difference! It’s .

Click here to get started and check or register to vote online in just a few seconds.

https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterView

08/02/2026

Still more music to enjoy!

Great evening tabling and talking to folks about our work building and defending democracy in Nebraska.

07/31/2026

We'll be joining several wonderful civic organizations at Rock the Vote tomorrow evening. Come by, say hello, and learn about volunteering as a Poll Watcher in the November election.

https://lincoln.ghost.io/can-local-bands-make-voting-cool-again/

07/02/2026

On Monday, June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Watson v. Republican National Committee to preserve longstanding election practices that allow states to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received shortly after.

“This is a victory for voters and for an election system that meets the needs of the people it serves. Eligible Americans shouldn’t lose their voice because of mail delays outside their control. Now, it’s on Congress to pass long-overdue nationwide protections for voters. Vote by mail is such a useful voting tool, even the President uses it. Common Cause will mobilize our one million members to make sure Congress hears voters loud and clear: national voting protections now."
--Virginia Kase Solomón
Common Cause President & CEO

This ruling protects the votes of the 44,000+ voters in Nebraska's 11 mail-in-only counties.

Not to mention the thousands of other Nebraska voters who choose mail-in ballots every election.

06/27/2026

Fair Maps Need Fair Data

The Census is more than a count. It helps decide voting maps, public funding, and political power.

A new Trump policy bans a key privacy tool used by the Census Bureau. Experts warn this could mean less useful local data for rural areas, small towns, historically underrecognized communities, and most federally recognized Native nations.

This matters for redistricting in 2031. If communities are harder to see in the data, they are easier to split, silence, or ignore.

Every family deserves privacy. Every community deserves fair data. Every voter deserves equal voice.

Share this post. Fill out the Action Team interest form and help defend fair representation.

https://ccnebraska.short.gy/Join_An_Action_Team

New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.

05/28/2026

Today is Give to Lincoln Day!

http://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/common-cause-nebraska

Until 11:59 p.m. tonight, every gift to Common Cause Nebraska brings us closer to our goal of 75 grassroots supporters and earns us a larger share of the $650,000 community match fund.

For Common Cause Nebraska, your gift means more voter education, more volunteer training, and more Nebraskans equipped to participate in our democracy year-round.

Be part of the 75! Donate before midnight.