2024 Primary Election
Here are some important dates to keep in mind ahead of the 2024 Statewide Primary:
January 5 – Candidate filing begins
January 15 – First day county election offices can accept early voting ballot requests
February 15- Incumbent filing deadline
March 1 – Non-Incumbent filing deadline
April 8 – County election offices begin mailing out early voting ballots
April 15 – First day to vote in-person at the county election office
April 29 – Last day to register to vote online, at the DMV, at the Dept. of Education, at DHHS, by deputy registrar or by mail (postmark)
May 3 – Last day to register to vote in-person at the county election office
May 13 – Last day to vote early in-person at the county election office
May 14 – Primary Election Day (Polls are open 8:00a.m. – 8:00p.m.)
May 14 – Last day to return an early voting ballot to the county election office by 8:00 p.m.
New this year: May 21 – Last day for a voter to present their valid ID to their county election office if they didn’t have their ID at the polls

Under Nebraska’s new voter ID law, registered voters must present a valid photo ID for their vote to count. Nebraskans can use any of the IDs listed below for voting:
Nebraska driver’s license or state ID
Nebraska college or university ID (public or private)
Nebraska political subdivision ID (state/county/city/public school ID)
Passport
Military ID
Tribal ID
Hospital, assisted living facility, nursing home or any other skilled care facility record

THERE IS NO SPECIAL “VOTER ID CARD” ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE.