The Nebraska Working People Party and America First Party were certified Aug. 26 after the state Supreme Court rejected challenges. Candidates face a 5 p.m. Sept. 1 filing deadline, while the statewide ballot is due for certification Sept. 11.
The Supreme Court ruled June 30 that limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the First Amendment, changing a major part of federal campaign-finance law ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and PACs raised $6.3 billion during the first 15 months of the federal election cycle.
Monthly-filing political action committees and party committees must submit reports covering activity through July 31 by Aug. 20, the Federal Election Commission says.
The FEC’s August 20 deadline will make July fundraising, spending, transfers and qualifying independent expenditures public for monthly filers.
