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FILE - Protesters chant during a final reading on a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with a measure to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, May 16, 2023, at state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

FILE - Protesters chant during a final reading on a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with a measure to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, May 16, 2023, at state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

FILE - Anti-abortion advocates use their signs to block the sun during a rally near the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol, Jan. 16, 2021 in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

FILE - Anti-abortion advocates use their signs to block the sun during a rally near the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol, Jan. 16, 2021 in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

Chris McCollister, left, votes at a voting booth along with others in her district on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Chris McCollister, left, votes at a voting booth along with others in her district on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

FILE - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen kisses newborn Gemma Pond at the signing ceremony of LB 574, a bill banning abortions after 12-weeks and restricting on gender-affirming care for minors, May 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

FILE - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen kisses newborn Gemma Pond at the signing ceremony of LB 574, a bill banning abortions after 12-weeks and restricting on gender-affirming care for minors, May 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

Voters line up to cast their ballots at Dundee Elementary School in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

Voters line up to cast their ballots at Dundee Elementary School in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

Voters cast their ballots at Ronald Wilson Reagan Elementary School, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Omaha, Neb. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Voters cast their ballots at Ronald Wilson Reagan Elementary School, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Omaha, Neb. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Oliver Barragan, 2, center, waits for his mother, Richelle Barragan, left, as she votes on Election Day at Werner Park, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Papillion, Neb. (Liz Rymarev/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Oliver Barragan, 2, center, waits for his mother, Richelle Barragan, left, as she votes on Election Day at Werner Park, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Papillion, Neb. (Liz Rymarev/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Nikolas Cardenas-Vazquez fills out his ballot inside the gym at Saints Peter & Paul School in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Nikolas Cardenas-Vazquez fills out his ballot inside the gym at Saints Peter & Paul School in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Voters, including Olivia DeBoer, center, fill out their ballots at a Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Voters, including Olivia DeBoer, center, fill out their ballots at a Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Blue dot signs, representing Democratic-voting households of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in a state surrounded by Republican red, are displayed outside a home on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

Blue dot signs, representing Democratic-voting households of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in a state surrounded by Republican red, are displayed outside a home on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

Brian Kruse, Douglas County Election commissioner, gives an update to reporters in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.(Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Brian Kruse, Douglas County Election commissioner, gives an update to reporters in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.(Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)