County clerk reminds voters of new ID requirements as Primary Election Day nears

YORK COUNTY -- With the 2024 Primary Election approaching, the York County Clerk's office wants to remind voters about new identification requirements.

​The York County Clerk’s office and the Nebraska Secretary of State offer the following information:
Nebraska’s new voter ID law requires all registered Nebraska voters to present a photo Id when voting in an election in Nebraska.
Voter ID begins with the May 2024 Primary Election.
Every election in Nebraska will require identification from voters.
Photo IDs include a Nebraska driver’s license, Nebraska State ID (acquired from the DMV), Nebraska college ID, a United States passport, a military ID, a tribal ID, and hospital/assisted living facility/nursing home record.
All identification must include a photo and a name.
IDs can be expired.
How it works:

• When voting in person at the polls, present a photo ID or vote provisionally.
• Voting early at the election office: present a photo ID or vote provisionally.
• Voting early by mail: Write driver’s license/state ID number on ballot application or enclose a copy of photo ID or reasonable impediment certification with your ballot application.
• Voting in by-mail precincts or by-mail special elections: Write driver’s license/state ID number on ballot return envelope or enclose a copy of photo ID or reasonable impediment certification in your ballot return envelope.
• Active-duty military members, active-duty military spouses and citizens overseas covered by Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act are exempt from voter ID.

If you forget your ID, you will fill out a provisional ballot. For your ballot to count, you will need to present a photo ID to your county election office on or before the Tuesday after the election.
If you don’t have an ID, you can get a state ID for free (for voting purposes) from the Nebraska DMV. You will need to bring certain documents to get a state ID, so check with the DMV website ahead of your visit.
If you need a copy of your birth certificate to get a free state ID, you can get a free certified copy of your Nebraska birth certificate from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. This is only available if you do not have an ID and need a state ID for voting purposes.
If you cannot get an ID due to disability/illness, religious objection to being photographed, or lack of documents to obtain a free state ID, you can complete a reasonable impediment certification.