LINCOLN- Legislative resolution 2CA, proposed by State Sen. John Cavanaugh, would allow Nebraskans to decide, starting in 2024, whether the state's constitutional officers, like the governor or secretary of state, should be elected on a nonpartisan basis. More specifically, the resolution would provide that the top two candidates with the most votes would appear in the general election, regardless of party.

This would include positions such as the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor of public account, and state treasurer. "It has worked well for the Nebraska Legislature for nearly 90 years," said Cavanaugh in defense of his bill, "It's time that we gave our voters the choice to make our statewide elections nonpartisan as well."

Cavanaugh also indicated that, contrary to some people's beliefs about such nonpartisan elections, this change would likely not allow more Democrats to be elected in Nebraska, and he noted that, in four out of five cases, two Republicans per constitutional office would've advanced onto the 2022 general election ballot.

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