Elections Division

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

 

Nebraska Voter Information Lookup

Register to vote online
Active Voter Registrations*
Republican: 605,326
Democratic: 330,410
Libertarian: 18,012
Legal Marijuana NOW: 6,689
Nonpartisan: 271,360
Total: 1,231,797
*As of May 24, 2024

Next Statewide Election

11/5/2024 Presidential Statewide General Election

Dates & Deadlines

​6/10/2024
1:00 P.M. Board of State Canvassers certify election results

6/12/2024
9 A.M. Conduct recounts for candidates who filed with the Secretary of State

6/17/2024
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

7/3/2024
Deadline for filing initiative petitions

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