In Nebraska, a wild card candidate is shaking up the US Senate map for Republicans, who never expected to be defending a seat in a reliably red state.

The race for downtown and South Omaha's Legislative District 7 seat pits Dunixi Guereca, a proud son of Mexican immigrants, against Tim Pendrell, an equally proud South Omaha Boy.

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) is maintaining a lead over independent Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race, a sleepy contest that has prompted former President Trump to help the incumbent Republican across the finish line.

Nebraska residents with felony records can register to vote immediately after finishing their sentences, the state Supreme Court ordered Wednesday, in a case that challenged the state’s top election chief.

Nebraska's high court says people with felony records can register to vote in a decision with implications for the upcoming election.

Around 7,000 people could be added to Nebraska's electorate—if those eligible register by this week's deadline.

Felons in Nebraska who have completed their sentences can register to vote and participate in the Nov. 5 general election, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The decision affirmed a law passed by the Legislature this year clearing the way for people to cast ballots immediately after finishing prison and parole terms.

The Republican senator boasts she has over 1,000 endorsements. It’s not clear they’re all worth being proud of.

Three of the people waiting Wednesday in the 24-minute line from the front door to the service window at the Douglas County Election Commission did something the Nebraska Legislature changed state law to help them do.

Legislators voted to restore voting rights to more people convicted of felonies, but a dispute over that law’s constitutionality created pre-election confusion.