April 2024

Don’t forget your photo ID on Primary Day

Next month’s Nebraska Primary on Tuesday, May 14, offers a mix of familiar and new candidates, as well as one extremely important change for voters: Photo identification will be required in order to cast your ballot successfully.Otoe County Clerk and Election Commissioner Jenny Bassinger and Otoe County Election Clerk Emily Wolken conducted public information workshops at the Morton-James Public Library on Saturday, April 6, and Monday, April 8, to inform voters which forms of photo ID would be accepted on Election Day.By the way, going forward, voters will be required to show photo ID for every Nebraska election, thanks to a new law that we voters passed in 2022.So, here are the acceptable forms of photo voter ID:Nebraska driver’s license or state ID card;A U.S.

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Nebraska City Track and Field

Friday, April 5, at Milford TriBoys’ Team: 2nd, 145 points; Milford, 1st, 202; Louisville, 3rd, 114Medalists: Kalan Fritch, first, long jump, 20’2.5”; third, 200, 24.33; Daniel Adanza, third, 100, 12.01; fifth, 400, 55.92; third, high jump, 5’6”; Jayden Antonides, sixth, triple jump, 34’5.25”; sixth, 100, 12.23; Dane Sjulin, first, 400, 54.86; sixth, 200, 24.97; third, long jump, 18’5.5”; Jordan Cooper, fifth, 400, 1:00.48; Mitchell Hodges, second, 800, 2:22.90; third, 1600, 5:25.04; Adam Howard, third, triple jump, 34’9”; fourth, 800, 2:40.40; Maynor Gonzalez, fifth, 800, 2:47.58; JR Rico, second, 1600, 5:02.54; second, 3200, 11:28.05; Brayden Earll, second, shot, 40’5.5”; first, discus, 131’4”; Isiah Aldana, fourth, shot, 37’2”; Leeland Esser, fourth, discus, 101’3”; Tucker Popish, sixth, discus, 92’3”; Landen Banks, first, triple jump, 35’3”; fifth, high jump, 5’; Breyden Durand, fourth, triple jump, 34’8.5”4x400, second, 3:56.12.Girls’ Team: 3rd, 70 points.

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County election offices mailing out early voting ballots for Primary Election

County election offices have begun sending out early voting ballots for the May 14, 2024, statewide primary to voters who completed early voting applications and fulfilled the new voter ID requirement.Voters have two options to fulfill the new voter ID requirement during the early voting application process:Voters can write their driver’s license or state ID number on their early voting application, orVoters can submit their early voting application with a photocopy of their acceptable photo ID.County election offices are working with voters who did not successfully complete the new voter ID requirement.“With the new voter ID law now in effect, Nebraskans who cast a ballot in the May 14th primary will be making history,” Secretary of State Bob Evnen said.

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