Elections Division

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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

 

Nebraska Voter Information Lookup

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Active Voter Registrations*
Republican: 607,333
Democratic: 329,797
Libertarian: 17,996
Legal Marijuana NOW: 7,014
No Labels Nebraska: 183
Nonpartisan: 272,329
Total: 1,234,652
*As of July 1, 2024

Next Statewide Election

11/5/2024 Presidential Statewide General Election

Dates & Deadlines

​7/3/2024
At 5 PM - deadline for filing initiative petitions

7/8/2024

First day to accept early voting ballot request for the general election

7/15/2024
At 5 PM - last day for incumbents (any current office holder) not on the primary election ballot to file

Last day for an incumbent candidate, for the general election, for an elective office specified in §49-1493, to file a statement of financial interests with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission for the preceding calendar year

At 5 PM - last day for a new political party to submit petitions with the Secretary of State to qualify for the upcoming general election

7/17/2024

At 5 PM - deadline for filing referendum petitions

8/1/2024

At 5 PM - last day for non-incumbents (new filers) not on the primary election ballot to file
Filing deadline for judicial officeholders to place their name on the general election ballot for retention
Last day for a non-incumbent candidate, for the general election, for an elective office specified in §49-1493, to file a statement of financial interest with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Last day for a candidate, whose filing deadlines are July 15 or August 1, to withdraw their name and decline to be a candidate
Last day for a candidate nominated at the primary election, or nominated by a political party convention or committee, to decline the nomination
Last day for nonpartisan presidential candidates to file for the general election by filing with the Secretary of State an application and a petition signed by not less than 2,500 registered voters