DNC won't intervene in RNC lawsuit against Nebraska voting law after state pledges defense
LINCOLN — The Democratic National Committee withdrew a request Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee against a Nebraska voting law.
Omaha attorney Daniel Gutman, representing the DNC, said that as of July 1, it was unclear whether Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers would defend a law that allows certain U.S. citizens who have not lived in Nebraska or the United States, but whose parents are Nebraska residents and voters, to vote in the state.
At a Tuesday hearing, which lasted just over five minutes before Lancaster County District Judge Ryan Post, Gutman said officials now pledging to mount a defense changed DNC’s position.
Evnen previously described the lawsuit as “a little baffling” in an interview with the Nebraska Examiner. In a July 9 brief, state attorneys said the DNC’s involvement is neither allowed nor needed.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/07/14/dnc-wont-intervene-in-rnc-lawsuit-against-nebraska-voting-law-after-state-pledges-defense/