EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN IN NEBRASKA'S FIRST DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION

OMAHA — Nebraska voters can start casting in-person early ballots as of May 31st for the June 28 special election, which will determine who will finish the final six months of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s term, following his resignation in March.

Voters in all of Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Lancaster, Madison, Platte, Seward, and Stanton Counties, as well as voters in parts of Polk and Sarpy Counties, make up Nebraska's 1st Congressional District.

The candidates running to replace Fortenberry are State Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk, a Republican and former speaker of the Legislature, and State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln, a Democrat.

According to the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office, already-requested early voting ballots will be sent out Tuesday by county election officials.

June 17 is the last day to request a ballot by mail for the special election.

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