LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have kicked off a debate on whether to reinstate the winner-take-all-system in presidential elections. Such a change would eliminate the current practice that allowed President Barack Obama to win one vote from Omaha in 2008.

The GOP-backed bill faced immediate resistance from Democrats and some moderate Republicans in the officially nonpartisan Legislature.

Nebraska and Maine are the only states where it’s possible to split electoral votes between opposing presidential candidates, though other states have considered the practice.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, says the current system allows presidential candidates to only speak to districts that are competitive while ignoring the state as a whole. Democrats say the bill would remove any incentive to campaign in Omaha, which borders Iowa with its first-in-the-nation caucuses.