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HARTINGTON — The ballots to Cedar County registered voters for this year's primary election will hit the mail on April 21, according to Cedar County Clerk Jessica Schmit.
This year's primary election is May 12. Schmit said she is expecting to mail out 5,752 ballots to registered voters next week. That number could change slightly, though, as Nebraskans have until April 27 to register online or by mail. The voter registration deadline for people wanting to register in person at the county election office is May 1.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he believes any kinks in the system from the recently adopted voter ID law, have been worked out.
“We are expecting a smooth election process this year considering the highly successful rollout of Nebraska’s voter ID law in 2024,” said Secretary Evnen. “Nebraskans are prepared to cast their votes and county election officials do a very effective job working with voters to ensure that our elections run properly. I have every confidence in their ability to do their jobs well.”
Ballots must be received by the county election office no later than 8 p.m. Central Time in order to be counted.
Sample ballots for the primary election can be found inside this week's Cedar County News.
