Nebraska Supreme Court denies injunction on state voter data but will hear case in March

State’s top election official says he plans to hand data to the DOJ this week, even with the state's Supreme Court set to hear the case.

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 608

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court accelerated an appeal of a lawsuit that had sought to stop the state from handing over potentially sensitive parts of its voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice.

But even under the court’s expedited timeline, the appeal hearing will be held in March, more than a month after Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen plans to hand over the data to the federal government on Thursday.

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