Secretary of State Bob Evnen said Monday that counties across the state have started mailing early voting ballots to voters who submitted an early voting application for the May 12 statewide primary election. Over 94,000 ballots were sent by the end of the day Monday, with 16,000 more set to be sent between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Those who completed an early voting application should expect to receive their ballot in the mail sometime in the next couple weeks. County election offices are working with voters who did not successfully complete the new voter ID requirement (enclosing a photocopy of their driver’s license or state ID or writing in their driver’s license or state ID number).
Registered Nebraska voters can still request an early voting ballot by sending their completed early voting form to their county election office. Contact information for each county as well as the location of 121 secure ballot drop boxes across the state can be found on the Secretary of State website.
Ballots have to be received by county election offices no later than 8 PM central time or 7 PM mountain time on election day May 12th. Those mailing their ballots are recommended by the USPS to have their ballot back no later than May 5 to arrive back by the deadline. Voters can return their ballot in person or by secure drop box up through the deadline.
Important upcoming election dates:
April 13: Voting in person begins at county election offices.
April 27: Last day to register to vote online (by midnight), at the DMV, at DHHS, at the Department of Education, via agent, via deputy registrar or by mail (voter registration application must be postmarked by April 27, 2026.)
May 1: Last day to register to vote in person at the county election office (6 p.m. local time) and the last day to submit an early voting application to request a ballot to be mailed to the voter.
May 11: Last day to vote in person at the county election office.
May 12: Election Day and the last day county election offices will accept any early voting ballots for counting – whether delivered by mail, by agent, in person, or by secure drop box.
Voter ID law information can be found in both English and Spanish here.
