VOTE IN NEBRASKA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Friday, October 18th (online, by mail)

Friday, October 25th (in person)

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October 18th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October 18th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your local election officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by 6pm on Friday, October 25th by visiting your local election office. You may also register to vote in person through the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), state Department of Education, or state Department of Health and Human Services.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 8 am – 8 pm CT / 7 am – 7 pm MT

  Voters do not need to present their voting card or ID in order to vote, unless it is their first time voting.

  Special Requirement for first-time voters:
  If the voters did not provide identification during the voter registration, they must bring ID or a form of address verification – like a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that is current and shows your name and residence address – to the ballot.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early voting is available in Nebraska. As there can be discrepancies among counties regarding times and dates for early voting, please contact your local election officials for more information.

  Early voting will take place from October 7th to November 4th, 2024.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in Nebraska can request for an absentee ballot without reasons for the general election this year. You may request the absentee ballot by 6 pm on October 25th. You can apply for mail-in ballot by submitting the completed absentee ballot application to your county election official by mail or in person.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received no later than 8 pm CT on November 5th.
  • Contact your local election office for more information.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so on Nebraska Secretary of State website until October 18th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR NEBRASKA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. SENATE
  A U.S. Senator serves a term of 6 years. One of the two U.S. Senate positions in Nebraska are open. Below are the candidates for the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹Deb Fischer* (R) vs. Dan Osborn (I)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves for a term of two years. All positions in the 3 congressional districts of Nebraska are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website.
  ▹1st district: Carol Blood (D) vs. Mike Flood* (R) 
  ▹2nd district: Tony Vargas (D) vs. Don Bacon* (R)
  ▹3rd district: Daniel Ebers (D) vs. Adrian Smith* (R)

  STATE SENATE
  Of the 49 State Senate districts in Nebraska, those in the odd-numbered districts are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Nebraska State Legislature website.

  BOARD OF REGENTS
  There are four out of eight seats up for election in Nebraska’s Board of Regents

  PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
  There are two out of five seats up for election in Nebraska’s Public Service Commission

  STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  District 1 through District 4 are on the 2024 General Election ballot for Nebraska’s State Board of Education. Board members serve a four-year term. 

  STATE SUPREME COURT
  Nebraska will hold an election for one Supreme Court justice seat in the 2024 General Election. 

  SCHOOL BOARD 
  Nebraska will hold school board elections for the districts of Elkhorn, Millard, Norris, Omaha, Ralston, Waverly, and Westside. 

  MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
  Nebraska will hold municipal elections for the City of Omaha, Douglas County, and Lancaster County. 

  BALLOT MEASURES
  There are six statewide ballot measures in Nebraska for the 2024 General Election. 
  ▹ Constitutional Amendment #1: Prohibit abortion after the first trimester, except in cases of medical emergencies or if the pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest
  ▹ Constitutional Amendment #2: Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability
  ▹ State Statute #1: Require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees
  ▹ State Statue #2: Legalize the medial use of marijuana in the state
  ▹ State Statue #3: Establish the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate the state’s medical marijuana program
  ▹ Veto Referendum #1: Partially repeal Legislative Bill 1402, which authorizes the state treasurer to administer an education scholarship program with a $10 million budget beginning in fiscal year 2024-2025

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the Nebraska Election website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this page to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from Nebraska living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote via absentee ballot. 

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other U.S. voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NEBRASKA?

  You must be a United States citizen. You may register at 17 years of age only if you will be 18 by the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of this year. You must be a resident of Nebraska and of the county where you are registering; if you move to another county, you must re-register. You must not be convicted of a felony either in Nebraska or another state or in federal court unless the sentence including probation or parole term has been completed. You must not have been found by a court as mentally incompetent.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In Nebraska, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Nebraska, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska Public Service Commissioner, Nebraska State Legislature, Nebraska State Board of Education, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Nebraska legislative district, please visit the Nebraska State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.