The Lincoln General Election is Tuesday and Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen is offering final reminders to voters. Today is the final day to vote in person or obtain an early vote ballot from the Election Commissioner’s Office.
The office will be open from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM. An agent may obtain an early vote ballot for another voter until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. As of Saturday, April 3rd, the Election Commission has only received about 18,800 of the 31,100 early vote ballots it has issued.
Voters may confirm their ballot was received by the Election Commission on the Nebraska Voter Check website at www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov. All early vote ballots must be returned to the Election Commission no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Wiltgen says it’s too late to mail them. Anyone with an early vote ballot should drop it off in one of the Election Commissioner’s Official Ballot Drop Box locations:
- Election Commissioner’s Building, 601 North 46th Street
- Anderson Branch Library, 3635 Touzalin Avenue
- Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior Street
- Gere Branch Library, 2400 South 56th Street
- Walt Branch Library, 6701 South 14th Street
Bipartisan teams will be present at each drop box at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day to collect any last-minute ballots. Early vote ballots cannot be returned to a voter’s polling location. Polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Voters must vote at the location for their current address. If voters are unsure where to vote they may look up their polling location on the Nebraska Voter Check website at www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov or they may call the election office at (402) 441-7311.
Voters will need to present an acceptable photo identification such as a Driver’s License or State ID issued by the State of Nebraska, or another acceptable form of photo identification before they will be issued a ballot. The identification must have the voter’s name and photo. It may be expired and does not need to include an address.
Voters who are unable to obtain an ID due to a religious objection to being photographed, disability, illness, or lack of required documentation may complete a Reasonable Impediment Certification in lieu of presenting an ID.