OMAHA- State Sen. Ernie Chambers, who pulled his name off the fall ballot in July, notarized paperwork Tuesday to run for his old legislative seat as a write-in candidate. Chambers, 87, still has to mail or hand-deliver the papers he signed at the Douglas County Election Commission to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office to have his write-in votes counted.

Earlier this year, Chambers stated he wanted to restore the Legislature’s independence as an equal branch of government. “A lot of people were very disappointed that I’d withdrawn my name,” Chambers said.

His most likely opponent in the November election, State Sen. Terrell McKinney said he would keep working to ensure District 11 sees the progress “our community deserves.” Chambers is widely known for using legislative rules to kill what he called “bad legislation” sought by the conservative majority and sometimes by Democrats.

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