Vote

Everything You Need to Know About Voting in Nebraska

Registering to vote for the first time, re-registering with a new address, or voting with an early voting/absentee ballot can be a little confusing. Below are links and important dates so you can register and cast your vote for Scott. Please call or email our office if you have any questions, 402-461-1114, info@scottkleeb.com.

Quick Links:
Voter Registration Form: Fill out the registration form online, print the form and have it postmarked and in the mail by October 17^th. You can walk your form into your county election office by 6pm on October 24^th.

Early Voting Ballot: Fill out the form to request an early/absentee ballot by October 17^th; your early/absentee ballot is due to your county election office via mail or in person by Nov. 4^th.

Polling Locations: Find your polling location online using the NE SOS site or the Obama site. You can also use the "Find Your Polling Place Tool" at the bottom of this page. Polls are open from 8am-8pm CT and from 7am to 7pm MT on Nov. 4^th.

County Clerk Offices: Find your county election office where you can register, change your address, request an early voting ballot and bring your early voting ballot back to…this is your one-stop shop place!

Important Dates:

• October 17^th: October 17^th is the last day for you to mail and postmark your voter registration form and the last day for you to mail in your form to request an early/absentee ballot to your county election office. Please remember if you are not registered or if you need to change your address, party affiliation or name you need to complete the voter registration form. You can fill out the voter registration form and make changes to your address using the online form, but you still must print and mail the form in to your local county election office.
  
• October 24^th: October 24^th is the last day for you to bring, in person, your voter registration form into your local county election office; you must do this by 6pm local time.
  
• November 4^th: November 4^th is Election Day! Polls are open from 8am-8pm CT or 7am-7pm MT. All early/absentee voting ballots whether personally delivered, delivered by agent or delivered by mail must arrive by the closing of the polls on Election Day, 8pm CT or 7pm MT in order to have your vote counted.
• NOW: You can vote right now by going down to your county election office. So if you are going to busy on election day, go vote early for Scott Kleeb. Here is the link to county office so you can hyper link it:
  http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/clerks.html

If you are registering for the first time:

• The first step is to download Nebraska’s voter registration form. You must PRINT the form, completely fill it out and then MAIL it in. The address you need to mail it to is at the bottom of the form. Mail it to your local county election office for the fastest turnaround time.
  
• If you don’t want to use the online registration tool, you can go to any library, driver’s license center or county election office to get and fill out a voter registration form.
  
• Even before you fill out the form, you must be eligible to vote…this means you are the following (from the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office):

• Be a United States Citizen;
• Be at least 18 years of age on or before Nov. 4^th, 2008;
• Live in the State of Nebraska (there is no residency time requirement, so the day you move to Nebraska you can register to vote);
• Have not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, at least two years have passed since the completion of your sentence for the felony including any parole term (Note: if 2 years have passed since you completed your sentence, including parole, restitution or community service, you CAN vote);
• Have not been officially found to be mentally incompetent.

If you are already registered but need to change your address:

• You can use the Nebraska’s voter registration form or you can walk into your county election office to change your name, address or party affiliation. You do NOT have to be registered as a Democrat to vote for Scott, in fact many Republicans and Independents plan on voting for Scott!

Special Info for Students:

• Voting at Your Home Address or School Address: There are no laws that say you must register and vote at your school or parent’s home address, so please do not let anyone try to tell you that there is (in fact if someone tries to, call our office immediately, since in 1979 a Supreme Court decision ensured students are legally allowed to register at their college residence address because students were being discriminated and blocked from voting and we know it still happens in some places). We encourage all students, even if you moved here to go to school from a different state, to register and vote in Nebraska. We believe you live in your college community for at least four years and that you are part of that community. You can use Nebraska’s voter registration form, or you can go into your local county election office to register in person. Lastly, there are no residency time requirements in Nebraska, so the day you move here, you can vote here along as you properly register.
  
• Voting with a Mail-In Early Voting/ Absentee Ballot: If your parents also live in Nebraska and you do not want to change your address, you can simply request an Early Voting ballot (directions above, people refer to in different ways—Absentee, Early and Mail-in—they all mean the same thing) that will go to their house. Nebraska is a great state that allows anyone to request a mail-in ballot which means you to get to vote early and don’t have to worry about going to the polls on Nov. 4^th (although many folks tell us they love getting the “I Voted” sticker J).

Further Info:
www.sos.ne.gov: This is the Secretary of State’s website; they oversee all voting and registration issues. They also have a new program that encourages young people to become poll workers, so check that out!

www.nebraskademocrats.org: This is the Nebraska Democratic Party’s website; here you can fund updated information on candidates running in Nebraska and other party activities.