2024 NEBRASKA VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update by Mail or Online: October 18, 2024
Deadline for in-person Registration at Local Election Office: 6:00 PM on October 25, 2024
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
Nebraska requires voters to present identification while voting.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline to apply for Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by 6:00 PM on October 25, 2024
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
- Any registered voter may request an early-voting (absentee) ballot, and is not required to provide a reason.
- A voter with an absentee ballot should be allowed to drop the ballot off on Election Day at any polling place in the country.
- Ballots received via the postal service will be accompanied by instructions on how to cast a vote and a return envelope.
- If assistance is needed marking the ballot a friend or voter-designated person may provide assistance.
- The voted ballot must be placed in the return envelope. The envelope must be sealed and signed (or their mark made) by the voter and if assistance was provided by the person providing assistance.
- The return envelope containing the ballots may be mailed back to the County Election Office, returned by personal delivery, an agent, or courier service to the county office or drop box.
Deadline to return Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by poll closing on November 5, 2024
Surrendering Your Absentee Ballot:
Nebraska does not have the Surrender Rule. If you are signed up to early vote in Nebraska and show up to vote in-person on election day, you will be forced to vote with a provisional ballot. No exceptions.
Nebraska voters should be instructed to locate and fill out their absentee ballots. If they cannot locate it, they should request a replacement ballot to ensure they are not forced to vote with a provisional ballot in-person at the polling location.
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A registered voter should be offered a provisional ballot only when:
- The voter did not provide proof of residence or identification after registering by mail and does not provide identification to vote;
- The voter moved to a new residence within the same county and did not re-register;
- The voter’s name does not appear on the voter rolls due to error; or
- The voter’s name appears with the notation that they have received an early voting ballot.
“Nebraska uses early voting instead of absentee voting. A voter whose name appears on the precinct list with a notation that the voter received an early voting ballot can vote in person only by provisional ballot.”
5. Early Voting Information
Early in-person voting is available at your local county election office from October 7 – November 4, 2024.
- Early voting occurs at the office of the election commissioner or county clerk. For a list of drop box locations, click here: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/nebraska-drop-box-locator
- Voters must apply to have an early voting ballot mailed to them. Applications must be physically signed. You can take a picture or scan your request and email it to your county election official. You can also mail or fax your application to your county election office. The form is available online here: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/voter-forms
For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting-0 or call Nebraska Secretary of State, Robert Evnen 402.471.2554
6. Become a Poll Worker!
Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county.
To sign up, contact your County Election Official: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/election-officials-contact-information