LINCOLN- Nebraska state senators are setting aside the most controversial aspects of two legislative proposals to implement voter ID in Nebraska, and are instead focusing on drafting a comprehensive bill that would take a "narrower" approach. Eight senators on the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee are expected to begin meeting this week to draft the new voter ID bill, according to State Sen. Tom Brewer.

Sen. Brewer expressed interest in finalizing the bill's language this week or next week, and indicated that the committee will vote to send the bill to the full Legislature as early as mid to late April. Brewer said that the narrower approach the committee will be taking is to help the bill pass through the body without any significant filibuster. "We are going to keep this narrowly focused on what the people approved," said Brewer.

Brewer also indicated that Sen. Slama's LB535 will act as the vehicle for the new bill, but is not expecting to include language that would require a notary signature to cast a ballot. Sen. Danielle Conrad, a member of the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, said she was glad to see Brewer and the other members of the committee be so open to compromising on the voter ID proposal. "I'm hopeful that we'll be able to put our heads together and find the right path," said Conrad, "And if we want it to be done this year, we have to do it in a way that minimizes opposition."

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