Please read before filling out the Voter Registration/Change Form.
To Register to Vote in Nebraska you must:
- Be a United States Citizen.
- Be at least 18 years of age or will be 18 years of age on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.
- Live in the State of Nebraska.
- Have not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted it hs been at least two years since completion of sentence including any parole term.
- Have not been officially found to be mentally incompetent.
If you wish to vote in both partisan and nonpartisan primary elections you must indicate a political party affiliation on the registration form. If you register without a political party affiliation (independent) you will receive only the nonpartisan ballots at a partisan primary election.
Please note deadlines when returning voter registration form to the Election Office.
- Mail-in registration: must be post marked on or before the third Friday preceding the election.
- In-person registration: before 6:00 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the election.
Please pick one of the two options for the Voter Registration Form .
- Option 1:
- Open the Voter Registration Form, complete the form on your computer and print it, or print the form and complete it by hand.
Lastly, sign the form and mail to the Election Office, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln, NE 68503.
- Open the Voter Registration Form, complete the form on your computer and print it, or print the form and complete it by hand.
- Voter Registration Form 841K PDF
- OR
- Forma de Registro para Votantes (Spanish Version) 1325K PDF
- OR
- Option 2:
- If you do not have a printer, please contact the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s Office (402 441-7311) during regular office hours to request that a voter registration form be mailed to you. Mail-in voter registration forms are also available at most post offices, banks, and libraries.
In addition, you will find voter registration forms in most Lincoln Area telephone books including the following:
- Windstream Telephone Book -- Page 80 of the Blue Government Section
- Dex Telephone Book -– Page 77 of the Blue Government Section
- Yellow Pages by The Berry Company -– Page 72 of the Blue Government Section
Once you complete and sign the form, please mail it to the Election Office, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln, NE 68503.
Questions? Call or email the Election Commissioner.
Telephone: 402-441-7311
Email for the Election Commissioner: dshively@lancaster.ne.gov
Election Commissioner
- If you do not have a printer, please contact the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s Office (402 441-7311) during regular office hours to request that a voter registration form be mailed to you. Mail-in voter registration forms are also available at most post offices, banks, and libraries.