Some Nebraska lawmakers pushing for an earlier primary By Martha Stoddard / World-Herald Bureau Feb 17, 2014 Feb 17, 2014 Updated Dec 2, 2019 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LINCOLN — Nebraskans could be heading to the polls in 2016 a month earlier than usual for the primary election.kAm$@>6 DE2E6 =2H>2<6CD 2?5 =6256CD @7 3@E9 >2;@C A@=:E:42= A2CE:6D 92G6 368F? E2=<:?8 23@FE E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 >@G:?8 FA E96 AC:>2CJ 7@C E96 ?6IE AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@? J62C]k^AmkAm$E2E6 $6?] y@9? |FC2?E6 @7 vC6E?2 :D AC@>@E:?8 E96 :562 3642FD6[ 96 D2:5[ 2? 62C=:6C AC:>2CJ 4@F=5 2EEC24E >@C6 2EE6?E:@? 7C@> AC6D:56?E:2= 42?5:52E6D]k^AmkAm}63C2D<2VD 4FCC6?E AC:>2CJ — D4965F=65 7@C E96 7:CDE %F6D52J 27E6C E96 D64@?5 |@?52J :? |2J — :D @?6 @7 E96 =2E6DE :? 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