Nebraska does not have a statewide absentee/mail ballot curing process. We recommend that you track the status of your ballot using your state’s online tool to make sure it has been received and accepted.  

If you voted a provisional ballot due to not having an acceptable ID at the polls, you have until the Tuesday following the election to present your acceptable form of ID to your county election office. You can check the status of your provisional ballot using your state’s online tool. 

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For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.

You can hand-deliver your ballot to your county election office or a designated drop box. You can look up the address of your county election office here. To find drop box locations, you can check your county election commission site 

In-Person Early Voting Starts: 30 days before Election Day 

By Mail Early Voting Starts: 35 days before Election Day

Early Voting Ends: The day before Election Day 

Early voting is available from 30 days before a statewide election and 15 days before a special election.

For more information on early voting, please see the section on Absentee Ballot Process.

The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/nebraska.

Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.

Polling locations will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm central time and 7:00 am to 7:00 pm mountain time.

To be eligible to vote in Nebraska, you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 18 years old on Election Day
• A resident of Nebraska on or before registration deadline
• Not a convicted felon; or if convicted your civil rights have been restored at least two years since your sentence has been completed, including probation or parole
• Not have been officially found to be mentally incompetent
• Registered to vote

Note: If you recently moved to Nebraska, or moved to another state after the registration deadline, you may only vote a Presidential ballot. By law, your residence is that place at which you have established a home, where you are habitually present, and to which, when you depart, you intend to return. Leaving for temporary purposes, such as military service or school attendance, need not result in a change of residence for voting purposes. However, any permanent change in your residence or address will require you to re-register to vote.

Incarcerated Voters & Returning Citizens: 

In Nebraska, if you are convicted of a state or federal felony, you temporarily lose your right to vote. Your voting rights are restored after you complete your sentence, including any parole or probation. You will usually receive a notice from the Department of Corrections, a parole administrator, or a judge confirming that your sentence is complete. At that point, you must submit a new voter registration application to vote. Pretrial detention and misdemeanors do not restrict your voting rights. If you were convicted of treason, you must apply for a restoration of civil rights before registering to vote.

Voters without traditional residence: 

It is not mandatory for citizens to possess a "permanent home" for voter registration. A citizen can provide an alternative description of their residence, even if they are experiencing homelessness, as long as it enables the authorities to identify and assign a voting precinct to them. This precinct assignment ensures that the voter receives the appropriate ballot. The mailing address on their registration form can be a PO box, local shelter, advocacy organization, outreach center, or the home of someone who will accept mail for them. 

Do I need an ID to register to vote in Nebraska?

Some registration methods in Nebraska may ask for additional information to help election officials verify your registration.

Online: You will be asked to enter your Nebraska driver’s license or state ID number. If you do not have one, you can register using a paper form instead.

In person: You can register at your county election office. You do not need to bring an ID or other documents to register in person. If you do not have a Nebraska driver’s license or state ID, you may provide the last four digits of your Social Security number instead.

By mail: If you are registering to vote in Nebraska for the first time by mail, including a copy of a photo ID or a document showing your name and current address dated within the last 60 days can help avoid delays. Examples include a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document.

Official results are never available on Election Day. Election officials are working around the clock to count an unprecedented number of ballots, and it’s essential that they take the time to make sure every vote is counted.

Official election results will be uploaded on Nebraska’s Secretary of State website as they become available.

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

You can make sure we have safe, fair, and efficient elections for all. Become a poll worker today!

In order to be a poll worker in Nebraska, you must:

• Be registered to vote in Nebraska
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Political affiliation generally required
• Be entitled to compensation
• Be a resident of the precinct
• Complete required training
• Be able to read and write English
• Students 16 years or older who meet all other voter requirements may be appointed

To sign up, contact your local board of elections.

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.

If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.

Nebraska uses a mixed primary election system with both partisan and nonpartisan races.

Some offices, including federal, statewide, and many county offices, are partisan and appear on party primary ballots. Other offices, such as the Nebraska Legislature, school boards, and certain local boards, are nonpartisan and appear on a nonpartisan ballot.

All voters receive a nonpartisan ballot. Depending on your party registration, you may also receive one partisan ballot. Registered nonpartisan voters may request a partisan ballot for certain parties. Which races appear on that ballot depends on the party’s primary rules.

If you have any questions about your state’s primary election, please contact your local election officials.

Provisional voting is available ballots are done being counted by 7 business days after the election.

Provisional ballots are eligible for verification in correct precinct. You can check the status of your provisional ballot by using your state's resource.

If you cannot read, are blind or have a physical disability, you may request assistance in marking your ballot. You may have a friend or relative assist you, or you may request the assistance of two election board workers, each from a different party.

If you do not understand the language spoken at the polling place or in which the ballot is written, you may use an interpreter at the polling place.

If you are physically unable to enter the polling place, you main remain in your vehicle and vote outside.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Employers must grant employees from one to two hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open two consecutive hours before or after the regular working shift. Employees must request this time prior to Election Day, and the employer may specify when during the working day employees may take time off. To view the statute, click here.

To verify your voter registration status

Nebraska requires voters to show photo ID when voting in person. This requirement applies to all statewide and special elections.

Acceptable photo IDs must show your name and photo. Valid photo IDs include:

Nebraska driver’s license or state ID

• U.S. passport
• Military ID
• Tribal ID
• Hospital, assisted-living facility, or nursing home record
• Nebraska political subdivision ID (state, county, city, school, etc.)
• Nebraska college or university ID

Expired photo IDs are accepted.

You can get a free Nebraska state ID for voting from the DMV. If you were born in Nebraska and need a birth certificate to get a free state ID, you can get a free certified copy of your birth certificate from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Note: A birth certificate is not a valid form of photo ID.

If your eligibility cannot be confirmed at the polling place, for example, if your name does not appear on the voter list for that location or if you do not present an acceptable photo ID, you may be asked to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote a provisional ballot, you must present an acceptable photo ID to your local election office no later than the Tuesday after Election Day or sign a reasonable impediment certification for your vote to be counted.

Reasonable impediments include illness or disability, lack of documents required to obtain a photo ID, or a religious objection to being photographed.

Online registration deadline: Third Friday before Election Day

Register by mail deadline: Must be mailed and postmarked on or before the third Friday before Election Day

DMV registration deadline: Third Friday before Election Day

Registration by personal messenger or agent deadline: Must arrive on or before the third Friday before Election Day

In-person registration deadline: By 6 p.m. on the second Friday before Election Day

Deadlines are subject to change due to weekends and holidays. 

Not registered? Use our online registration tool to complete your application! 

Nebraska uses paper ballots that are tabulated using optical scanners at county election sites. Ballots cast in person at a polling place and ballots returned by mail are secured and then loaded into a tabulation machine for counting. Nebraska conducts post-election audits at every election, which compare a representative sample of paper ballots counted by hand with the machine tabulation results.

ExpressVote ballot-marking devices (formerly AutoMark machines) are also available to voters, particularly to meet ADA accessibility requirements. These devices use a screen and/or audio prompts to help voters make their selections and then print those selections onto a paper ballot. That paper ballot is reviewed by the voter and counted using the same optical scanners as all other ballots.

You can learn more here.