Nebraska Supreme Court rules felons can vote after sentence completion

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the secretary of state on Wednesday to begin allowing felons who have completed their sentences to register to vote immediately, a decision that activists say could result in thousands more participating in the 2024 election.

Nebraska’s highest court, which has a Republican majority, did not directly rule on the challenges state officials raised about the constitutionality of two state laws that let felons with completed sentences vote. However, the state Supreme Court decided that the challenges were not strong enough to disenfranchise felons, including the two who brought the case, so close to the election.