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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>
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>
Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral state legislature (since 1934/7 when it was decided in a constitutional amendment to remove the house of representatives to cut costs); along with a nonpartisan election format (parties are not listed as part of the election, although there is no question of which party a person is from). The legislature is also the smallest at 49 members (who are called Senators).<ref>[http://nebraskalegislature.gov/about/ou_facts.php]</ref>
Nebraska is also only one of two states ([[Maine]] is the other) which splits its [[Electoral College]] votes by Congressional district (the winner of each district gets one vote, with the statewide winner getting two votes; in recent elections the Republicans have gotten all but the Omaha-based district vote).
==Elected Officials==
==Elected Officials==
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>
==Notable Nebraskans==
==Notable Nebraskans==