Nebraska's largest counties will mail ballot request forms to every voter. Will state do the same?
The number of Nebraskans voting in May’s primary smashed records, thanks to mail-in voting. Now, some counties are making a renewed push for voting by mail in the general election by sending ballot request forms to all of their voters.
But the forms might not be sent statewide.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen told The World-Herald last week that he hasn’t decided whether to send ballot request cards for this fall’s general election. His office sent postcards ahead of the primary, after several counties announced their own plans to do so because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
For the general election, he said he encourages anybody who wants an early ballot to request one from local election officials or to download the form from the secretary of state’s website.
Gov. Pete Ricketts, through a spokesman on Friday, said he “does not believe sending out ballot requests to everyone is needed this fall,” echoing a recent push by President Donald Trump against expanding mail-in voting.
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