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NE Primary Election 2018: Deb Fischer, What Have You Done For — or To — Us Lately?

Originally published April 30, 2018, By Linda. Updated May 1, 2018. Leave a Comment

NE Primary Election 2018: Deb Fischer, What Have You Done For — or To — Us Lately?

Deb Fischer has been Nebraska’s U.S. Senator for six years now and is running for a second term.  Actually, she’s running in the primary seeking the right to run for that second term.  She didn’t draw a “bye” in the primary, unlike U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry.  On the contrary, she’s being primaried by a total […]

Filed Under: 2018 Elections, Congress, Elections, Featured, US Senate Tagged With: 2018 Primary election, congress, deb fischer, election, gin, Grassroots in Nebraska, nebraska primary election, politicians, primary election, senate candidates, u.s. senate, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

Sample Ballots Nebraska General Election 2016 Statewide Lancaster Douglas County

Originally published October 31, 2016, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 31, 2016. Leave a Comment

Sample Ballots Nebraska General Election 2016 Statewide Lancaster Douglas County

As you can see, there are a lot of ballots here. All but a few are relevant for the majority of Nebraska voters. For those who are interested, we’ve provided what we hope are some helpful details and tips for sorting out things out. The sample ballot images below are all linked to each full […]

Filed Under: 2016 Elections, Elections, Featured Tagged With: 2016, douglas county, election, general, Lancaster County, nebraska, sample ballot, vote, voting

Who’s Attempting to Legislate Morality?

Originally published July 25, 2016, By Linda. Updated July 25, 2016. Leave a Comment

Who’s Attempting to Legislate Morality?

Filed Under: Civil Society, Faith, Featured, Founding Principles, Legal Limit, Morality, Personal Responsibility Tagged With: 2016 election, christianity, election, government, law, moral relativism, morality, personal responsibility, political philosophy, political principles

Lancaster County NE Sample Ballot November 4, 2014 Election

Originally published October 16, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Lancaster County NE Sample Ballot November 4, 2014 Election

View, download and print the official sample ballot for Lancaster County, Nebraska’s General Election on November 4, 2014 and the complete text of the minimum wage increase initiative measure that appears on ballots statewide. Also includes information and resources for sorting through all of the items on the ballot.  Read full articleLancaster County NE Sample Ballot November 4, 2014 Election

Filed Under: 2014 Elections, Featured Tagged With: 2014, ballot measure, candidates, election, general election, initiative measure 425, Lancaster County, minimum wage increase, nebraska, sample ballot 2014, sample ballots

Lancaster County, NE Notice of 2012 General Election and Calendar

Originally published October 8, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Lancaster County, NE Notice of 2012 General Election and Calendar

UPDATED October 24, 2012: If you are looking for an Official Sample Ballot for Lancaster County, NE, it is now available – please click HERE Please allow a moment for the embedded documents to load… If for some reason you cannot see anything embedded here, click the alternate links to download the PDFs, listed at […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Elections, Featured, Lancaster County, Nebraska Tagged With: ballot questions, constitution of the state of nebraska, constitutional amendments, election, election 2012, election dates, general election, impeachment, Lancaster County, lancaster county election commissioner, ne election, nebraska, nebraska constitution, nebraska election, nebraska term limits, notice of general election, november 6 election, official text ne amendments, pay raise, questions on nebraska ballot, right to fish, right to harvest wildlife, right to hunt, state senators, term limits, voters, voting

Habla Ingles? Guess Not at a Lincoln Polling Place

Originally published May 16, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Habla Ingles? Guess Not at a Lincoln Polling Place

So, picture yourself yesterday, all geared up to vote. It’s the good ‘ole US of A and you, as a responsible, thoughtful citizen are going to exercise your right to vote for who will represent you in public office. You head off to your usual local polling place (a school), turn into the parking lot […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Bar Room Banter, Elections, Featured, Taking Action, We Propose A Toast Tagged With: bilingual, citizen activism, election, election 2012, Elections, english official language, english only, john gale, lincoln polling place, ne constitution, nebraska constitution, nebraska english only, polling places, primary may 15, saratoga school traffic cones, secretary of state john gale, spanish only traffic cones at polling place, traffic cones in spanish only, vigilant citizens

Brett Lindstrom: 2nd Congressional District Alternative to Lee Terry

Originally published May 15, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Brett Lindstrom: 2nd Congressional District Alternative to Lee Terry

For an alternative to Lee Terry in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, check out Brett Lindstrom.  Read full articleBrett Lindstrom: 2nd Congressional District Alternative to Lee Terry

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Elections, Featured, Lee Terry, Nebraska, US House Tagged With: alternatives to lee terry, brett lindstrom, congressman lee terry, election, election 2012, election day 2012, Elections, gop primary elections, lee terry, may 15 primary election, nebraska candidates, nebraska primary, nebraska republican party, nebraska's ruling class, negop, who is on the ballot in nebraska

Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Originally published November 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 5, 2010. Leave a Comment

Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Join an outstanding line-up of guests for an evening all about State Sovereignty! TONIGHT 6:00PM – 8:00PM CST Rule of Law Radio Network – click *HERE* to listen live online I’ll be sitting in for Kaye Beach on the Axxiom for Liberty show tonight. Election Euphoria? Or the Beginning of the Beginning? Although the election […]

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(2010 Election) Lancaster County Sample Ballot Available Here for Viewing & Downloading

Originally published October 30, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 17, 2014. Leave a Comment

(2010 Election) Lancaster County Sample Ballot Available Here for Viewing & Downloading

Updated October 23, 2012: If you’re looking for a SAMPLE BALLOT for the Lancaster County, NE, GENERAL Election – November 6, 2012, click HERE LOOKING FOR A MAY 1, 2012, PRIMARY SAMPLE BALLOT? CLICK *HERE* For those interested in taking an advance look at the ballot prior to Tuesday, we’ve located the sample ballot provided […]

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Senator Fulton Weighs In Against Amendment 2

Originally published October 30, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 30, 2010. 2 Comments

Senator Fulton Weighs In Against Amendment 2

Former Candidate for State Treasurer and sitting District 29 Senator Tony Fulton recently wrote an editorial about one of the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Nebraska that is on ballots statewide. (Information on the other amendment can be found HERE.) Against Amendment 2 by Tony Fulton Nebraskans should not abolish the office of State […]

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Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

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