Voting Guide

Voter Registration Deadline: 

• By mail: 3rd Friday before Election Day

• Online: 11:59 p.m. on the 3rd Friday before Election Day

• In person: 6 p.m. on the 2nd Friday before Election Day

2022

• Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline (online or by mail): April 22

• Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline (in-person): April 29

• Primary Election: May 10

• General Election Voter Registration Deadline (online or by mail): October 21

• General Election Voter Registration Deadline (in-person): October 28

• General Election: November 8

Students have a decision about where to register to vote.

You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family's home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.

You may only be registered and vote in one location.

If you register to vote online, you will need your driver’s license or state ID number. Nebraska’s paper voter registration form asks for your Nebraska driver’s license number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it.

If you are a first-time registrant in Nebraska and registering to vote by mail, you may also include a copy of a current and valid photo ID, or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document which is dated within 60 days immediately prior to the date of presentation, showing the same name and residence address provided on the voter registration application.

Nebraska does not require voters to present ID to vote.

By Mail

Any Nebraska registered voter may vote by mail without an excuse

Contact your local election officials to request an absentee ballot or access the Early Voting form online at:

https://www.sos.nebraska.gov/elections/voter-forms

Applications forms can be submitted by mail, e-mail, or fax

The last day to request a ballot is at 6 p.m. the 2nd Friday before Election Day

Completed mail ballots must be received by the county election office by close of polls on Election Day. You can return your completed ballot by mail, in-person at your county elections office, by personal agent, or by drop box.

Early In-person

Any Nebraska registered voter may vote early in-person

You can vote early in person at your county's election office beginning 30 days before a primary or general election and 15 days prior to any other kind of election.

Voters who wish to vote early must submit an early voting application. The application is available at:

https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/voter-forms

The last day to cast an Early Voting ballot at a county election office is the day before Election Day

Election Day

Voting sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Central Time Zone and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Mountain Time Zone on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time, then you have a right to vote.

Curbside voting is available to voters with disabilities. For more information, visit:

https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/accessible-voting.

Registering to Vote Does Not Affect Your:

Federal Financial Aid

Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA.

Status  as a Dependent on Your Parents’ Taxes

Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.

Tuition Status

Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.

Will registering to vote in Nebraska affect my driver's licence or car registration?

As a new resident of Nebraska, you may be required to make changes to your driver's license or car registration regardless of whether you register to vote there. You may wish to contact the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.