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==Politics==

==Politics==

Nebraska is a conservative state. In the 2016 election, voters strongly rejected an amendment to abolish the [[death penalty]], with about 66 percent voting in favor of capital punishment.<ref>Frumin, Aliyah (November 9, 2016). [http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/election-2016-nebraska-oklahoma-vote-favor-death-penalty-n681301 Election 2016: Nebraska, Oklahoma Vote in Favor of Death Penalty]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>

Nebraska is a conservative state. In the 2016 election, voters strongly rejected an amendment to abolish the [[death penalty]], with about 66 percent voting in favor of capital punishment.<ref>Frumin, Aliyah (November 9, 2016). [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/election-2016-nebraska-oklahoma-vote-favor-death-penalty-n681301 Election 2016: Nebraska, Oklahoma Vote in Favor of Death Penalty]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>

==Elected Officials==

==Elected Officials==

==Miscellaneous Facts==

==Miscellaneous Facts==

Nebraska was the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of [[Capital punishment|execution]].,<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206131,00.html]</ref> although now it uses lethal injection after a ruling by the Nebraska Supreme Court stated the electric chair was unconstitutional <ref>[http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution]</ref>

Nebraska was the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of [[Capital punishment|execution]].,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206131,00.html]</ref> although now it uses lethal injection after a ruling by the Nebraska Supreme Court stated the electric chair was unconstitutional <ref>[http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution]</ref>

In the world of sports, the football team of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state's pride and joy, having won five national championships.<ref>[http://sharkfeet.tripod.com/history.htm]</ref>

In the world of sports, the football team of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state's pride and joy, having won five national championships.<ref>[http://sharkfeet.tripod.com/history.htm]</ref>