NORFOLK- On Saturday, the Nebraska Republican Party stopped short of eliminating the voting power of four groups representing Republican women and young party members at one of the state's top leadership committee meetings. A proposal put before the committee would have cut the voting slots on the State GOP's Executive Committee that are held by the Federation of Republican Women, Young Republicans, College Republicans, and High School Republicans.

In the end, the proponents of the proposal pulled it from consideration after critics within the party slammed them for potentially sidelining groups made up of key voting constituencies, which might be pivotal in the 2024 state and federal elections. If the proposal had gone through, the four groups would have been downgraded to advisory members of the Nebraska GOP, allowing the party chair to exclude them from certain meetings.

Third Congressional District GOP volunteer Chris Vail said she introduced the proposal to rebalance power within the party after concerns arose that Eastern Nebraska Republicans held too much sway. Vail, as well as Morissa Benson, another representative, said they believe Republican women and youth groups cater too much toward Omaha and Lincoln. However, both said they still want "women and the young involved in [their] party."

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