Nebraska Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

Yes. Nebraska voters must present an acceptable photo ID before casting a ballot in every primary, general and special election. Acceptable IDs showing the voter's name and photo include a Nebraska driver's license or state ID, U.S. passport, military ID, tribal ID, Nebraska college ID, or a hospital, assisted-living, nursing-home or hospice record. A free state ID for voting is available at the DMV. A voter without ID may go get it and return before polls close, or vote a provisional ballot that counts only if acceptable ID is shown at the county election office by the Tuesday after the election. Mail voters give their driver's license or state ID number or enclose a copy of their ID.

To register to vote in Nebraska you must be a United States citizen, a resident of Nebraska and of the county where you are registering, and 18 years old; a 17-year-old may register if they will be 18 by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of this year. A person convicted of a felony cannot register until the sentence, including any probation or parole term, is completed, and a person found by a court to be mentally incompetent cannot register. Mail and DMV registrations are due by the third Friday before an election; in-person registration at the county clerk or election commissioner's office is open until 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election.

Not while serving the sentence. In Nebraska a person convicted of a felony cannot register or vote until completing the sentence, including incarceration and any period of parole or probation. Once the sentence is complete, voting rights are restored and the person may register if otherwise eligible; no pardon is required, although a person who has received a pardon and is otherwise eligible may also register. A person convicted of treason under Nebraska or United States law must apply for restoration of civil rights before registering or voting.

Yes. Under Nebraska Revised Statute 32-922, a registered voter who does not have two consecutive hours outside working hours while the polls are open may take enough time off work to have two consecutive hours to vote, counting nonworking time toward the total. The employee must apply for the time off before or on Election Day, the employer may specify the hours the employee may be absent, and no deduction may be made from the employee's salary or wages for the absence.