LINCOLN- On the first day voters could apply for an early vote ballot for May’s primary election, the Lancaster County election commissioner reminded voters Monday there are drop boxes at four Lincoln city libraries. The permanent drop boxes are at libraries in four quadrants of the city: Gere (southeast); Eisely (northwest); Walt (southwest); and Anderson (northeast).

In last year’s city elections, he said, nearly 18,000 early voters used the drop box at the election commissioner’s office and it created traffic and safety problems. Monday was also the first day for voters to request early vote ballots and it will be the first time voters have to comply with a new voter ID law approved by voters in 2022.

When a voter fills out their early voting application, they will need to do one of the following: Write their driver’s license or state ID number on the application or attach a photocopy of their acceptable form of ID to the application. Once the early voter returns their application with their ID information, the voter ID requirement is fulfilled. Nebraskans can get a free state ID for voting purposes from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.

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