Please visit our Voter ID page for information about the new voter ID law.
The Secretary of State serves as Nebraska’s chief election officer. Working with election officials in the state’s 93 counties, the Elections Division oversees election law, the conduct of elections in the state, election tabulation equipment and the state voter registration system. The division accepts candidate filings and compiles results for statewide, legislative, judicial retention and certain district elections. The division oversees filings for statewide initiative and referendum petitions.
Phone: (402) 471-2555
Fax: (402) 471-7834
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, NE 68509-4608
Location: 301 S. 13th Street, Suite 410, Lincoln, NE 68508
Email: sos.elect@nebraska.gov
| Current Voter Registrations* | |
|---|---|
| Republican: | 620,689 |
| Democratic: | 327,605 |
| Libertarian: | 17,645 |
| Legal Marijuana NOW: | 10,450 |
| Nonpartisan: | 280,919 |
| Total: | 1,257,308 |
| *As of May 1, 2026 | |
Next Statewide Election
5/12/2026 Gubernatorial Statewide Primary Election
Dates & Deadlines
05/01/2026
- At 5 PM - last day for write-in candidate to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with the filing officer or to withdraw a previously filed write-in affidavit.
- At 6 PM - last day for in-person voter registration.
- At 6 PM - last day to receive an application for early voting ballots to be mailed out to a specific address.
- At 6 PM - last day to submit a request for a replacement ballot to be mailed.
- At 6 PM - last day for a voter with a religious objection to being photographed to notify the county clerk or election commissioner to add a notation to the poll book indicating such religious objection.
5/12/2026
Election Day
- 8 AM CT (7 AM MT) - Polls open
- 7 PM CT (6 PM MT)- Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - Deadline for return of voter registration form with an early voting ballot in person
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - Deadline for obtaining a replacement ballot in person
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - Deadline for return of early voting ballot in person, agent, or secure ballot drop-box
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - Deadline for an early voting ballot received by mail to be in the possession of the clerk or commissioner
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - Polls close
- 8 PM CT (7 PM MT) - The first time any returns or partial returns may be released
5/19/2026
Deadline to present valid photographic identification to the election commissioner or county clerk by a voter without a reasonable impediment who failed to present valid photographic identification at the time of voting
5/21/2026
Deadline for verification and notification to the state system of provisional ballots status and provisional voter identification verification ballots
6/8/2026
10 A.M. Board of State Canvassers certify election results
6/10/2026
9 A.M. Conduct recounts for candidates who filed with the Secretary of State
6/15/2026
Deadline for political subdivisions who appear only on the general election ballot to certify the offices to be filled, terms, vacancies, votes cast, and filing deadlines for each office
