LINCOLN- Nebraska’s May 14 primary election is quickly approaching, and voters must remember they need an accepted ID to participate. County election officials mailed out the first ballots early this week. In-person early voting at county offices starts April 15. New this year is a requirement to provide a driver’s license number or state ID number to apply for an early voting ballot. There are also photocopy options.

Secretary of State Bob Evnen praised election officials Monday in all 93 counties for educating voters on the process. “They are ensuring every voter can cast their ballot securely and independently while adhering to the new voter ID law,” he said. So far, Evnen’s office said, counties are reporting a “smooth process” in applying for early voting ballots.

Most voters are choosing to write down their driver’s license or state ID number on the ballot application, election officials said. Thus far, the number of applications appears on pace to continue the long-term upward trajectory of early voting for a primary race. As of Monday, officials were set to mail 105,000 early primary ballots to registered Nebraska voters, second only to the 121,000 in 2022, during a heated GOP gubernatorial primary election.

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