Key Dates for 2022 Nebraska Primary Election on May 10th
APRIL 2022
MONDAY, APRIL 4
FIRST DAY
›› for Nebraska counties to have early mail-in voting ballots ready to deliver via U.S. Mail to voters who requested them for the May 10 primary. Find info on requesting your early mail-in voting ballot.
MONDAY, APRIL 11
FIRST DAY
›› to vote early IN-PERSON in the May 10 primary. Find your election commission office.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
LAST DAY
›› to register ONLINE to vote in the May 10 primary. Register online to vote here by 11:59 pm CDT.
›› to mail in a voter registration application for the May 10 primary (must be postmarked by April 22).
›› to mail in an early mail-in ballot AND a voter registration application (must be postmarked by April 22).
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
KEY DATE FOR CD-1 SPECIAL ELECTION ONLY
DEADLINE
›› for the Nebraska Democratic Party and the Nebraska Republican Party to submit one candidate each for the June 28 special election in Congressional District 1.
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MAY 2022
MONDAY, MAY 2
LAST DAY
›› to register IN-PERSON to vote in the May 10 primary. Find your election commission office and register to vote by 6 pm CDT.
›› to request an early mail-in ballot for the May 10 primary.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
OUR RECOMMENDED DEADLINE
›› to send back early mail-in ballots VIA U.S. MAIL for the May 10 primary election. If you complete your early mail-in ballot after May 3, we strongly recommend you submit it directly in an official dropbox in your county to ensure it is received. Find the nearest dropbox in your county.
MONDAY, MAY 9
LAST DAY
›› to vote early in-person at your county clerk’s or election commissioner’s office in the May 10 primary. Find your election commission office.
Tuesday, May 10
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY
8 am CDT
POLLS OPEN
Find your polling place
Find your nearest ballot dropbox (early mail-in ballots only)
8 pm CDT
POLLS CLOSE
Election Results
TUESDAY, MAY 31
KEY DATE FOR CD-1 SPECIAL ELECTION ONLY
FIRST DAY
›› for voters in Congressional District 1 to vote early in person at their County Election Commission. Find your election commission office.
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JUNE 2022
MONDAY, JUNE 6
MEETING
›› of the Nebraska State Board of Canvassers to certify the May 10, 2022, primary results.
MONDAY, JUNE 13
KEY DATE FOR CD-1 SPECIAL ELECTION ONLY
FIRST DAY
›› for county officials in Congressional District 1 to make early mail-in ballots available to those who request them for the June 28 special election.
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
CD-1 SPECIAL ELECTION
TO FILL VACANT U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEAT
POLLS OPEN 8 am CDT
›› for voters in Nebraska’s Congresssional District 1 to fill CD-1’s vacant seat for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Find your polling place
8 pm CDT
POLLS CLOSE
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