LINCOLN- The Legislature's nonpartisan redistricting committee embarked on the challenging, often partisan and bitter, journey. The nine-member special committee met to lay the groundwork and split the vote on a couple of decisions that will help guide the group. Sen. Adam Morfeld attempted to reduce the recommended maximum population deviation factors applied to forming new districts, but was rejected on a 6-3 vote.

Maximum population variances that will be considered are 10% for legislative districts and 1% for congressional districts. The committee will hold a public hearing on its proposed framework next Tuesday. Final census figures are expected August 16. Much of the focus will be on the new boundary lines for metropolitan Omaha's competitive 2nd District, which handed President Joe Biden one of Nebraska's five electoral votes while also reelecting Republican Rep. Don Bacon.

Legislative redistricting will also center on decisions that will determine whether rural Nebraska loses one or two seats in the 49-member Legislature.

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