The sample ballots for the May 14, 2024, Primary Election are listed below in compliance with State Statute 32-803. The polling places will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voters in the City of West Point will vote in the Nielsen Community Center – Voters in Wisner City, Blaine Township, and Grant Township vote in the Wisner Auditorium – Voters in Beemer Village, and Township, and Logan Township vote in the Beemer American Legion Hall – Voters in Bancroft Village and Township, Cleveland Township, and Neligh Township vote in the Bancroft Fire & Rescue Building – Voters in Sherman Township, St. Charles Township, Cuming Township, and Garfield Township vote in the Nielsen Community Center – Voters in Monterey Township, Lincoln Township, Bismark Township, and Elkhorn Township will be mailed a ballot no earlier than 22 days or not later than 10 days before the Election.
“Attention Voters” – “If the names of candidates properly filed for nomination at the primary election do not exceed two candidates for each position to be filled, any such candidate(s) shall be declared nominated and their names shall not appear on any primary election ballots;” and “if the number of candidates properly filed for the nomination of a political party at the primary election for any county office election does not exceed the number of candidates to be nominated by that party for that office, any such properly filed candidate(s) shall be declared nominated and their names shall not appear on any primary election ballots.”
“Attention Nonpartisan Voters” – Nonpartisan voters may vote for federal races of the party candidates of their choice. State law allows state parties to extend that beyond federal races. The State Democratic Party, Legal Marijuana NOW Party and Libertarian Party have opened their primaries to nonpartisan voters. The Republican Party only allows nonpartisan voters to vote in U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races. A nonpartisan registered voter must ask for this special ballot.
“Voter ID” – Nebraska’s new voter ID law (LB514) requires all registered Nebraska voters to present a phone identification (ID) when voting in an election in Nebraska starting with the 2024 Primary Election.
