Nebraska law allowing felons to vote upheld by state court

A file photo of an "I voted" sticker after casting a ballot at a polling station. April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Erica Dischino/FIle Photo

(Reuters) - Nebraska's top state court on Wednesday upheld a state law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.

The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected claims by Secretary of State Robert Evnen, a Republican, that the law passed in April violated the state constitution and ordered him to implement it immediately.