A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appeared doomed Monday when a state lawmaker denied backers his crucial support for the move. GOP Sen.

Republicans have sought to have the state switch to a winner-take-all system. The change would block one of Vice President Harris' main paths to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.

(CN) — A move by the Donald Trump campaign to bundle together Nebraska's five electoral votes has hit an unlikely roadblock: a Republican state senator who now says he opposes the change.

A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraska's electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appears doomed because one state lawmaker won't give backers his crucial support.

Nebraska and Maine are the only states that don’t award all their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the state’s popular vote. Nebraska awards one electora

Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and both have done so in recent presidential elections. In Nebraska, which is solidly Republican, that means one of the state's five votes is competitive for Democrats.

A Nebraska Republican state lawmaker said Monday that he remains opposed to switching how the state allocates its electoral votes — a blow to former President Donald Trump and his allies, who are seeking the change in a bid for an extra electoral vote this fall.

Nebraska Republicans don't appear to have the votes needed to change the law that could help Trump win the election.