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Mail-in ballot request deadline Friday
McCOOK, Neb. — The deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the May 12 primary is Friday, May 1.
The Red Willow County Clerk’s office would also like to remind voters to be aware of the new polling sites, as they have been consolidated due to the short supply of poll workers.
Registered voters in Red Willow County can request a mail-in ballot by making a written request, with a name, address and signature, dropped off at a drop-box located at the Red Willow County Courthouse. A mail-in ballot will then be mailed, according to the Red Willow County Clerk’s office.
For those registered as non-partisan, or Independent, one of three ballots must be requested for partisan races: non-partisan Republican, non-partisan Democrat or non-partisan Libertarian.
Voters can still vote in person, but polling sites have been consolidated. The new polling sites are:
If you usually vote at: — Please go to:
Bartley Town Hall — Indianola United Methodist Church
Danbury Community Center — Indianola United Methodist Church
Indianola United Methodist Church — Indianola United Methodist Church
KC Hall McCook — MCC Student Union
MCC Student Union — MCC Student Union
Grace Baptist Church — MCC Student Union
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church — MCC Student Union
Evangelical Free Church — MCC Student Union
Bureau of Reclamation — Community Building, Fairgrounds
Community Building, Fairgrounds — Community Building, Fairgrounds
McCook Christian Church — McCook Christian Church
McCook Junior High School — McCook Christian Church
Cornerstone Fellowship — McCook Christian Church
COVID-19 has changed things up a bit for all Nebraskans, Secretary of State Bob Evnen noted.
A voter registration form can be printed, filled out, signed and dropped in a county ballot drop box by May 1 at 6 pm. Voter boxes are located in front of county buildings across Nebraska for early ballot returns. Those who wish to register to vote are able to use the same box to drop off their signed registration form found online at https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-sos-voter-registration/
Other May 1 deadlines include receipt of early ballot request forms. The deadline to request an early ballot is May 1 at 6:00 p.m. Early ballot requests received after that date and time will not be processed.
Voters have until May 12 when the polls close to return their completed ballot. Voters can return their ballot by mail, drop it off in the secure voter box located outside their county building, or give it to a trusted friend or family member to put in the mail or drop off.
“Do not give your ballot to a stranger,” Evnen emphasized. “Mail or deliver it yourself, or give it to someone who you know and trust to mail or deliver it for you.”
Nebraskans have begun to return their completed ballots. Thus far, 162,000 completed ballots have been returned of the 450,000 ballot sent out. “At least 82% of likely primary voters who usually vote at the polling site have requested an early ballot in this primary election,” stated Evnen. “Nebraska may be on a trajectory to setting a new record for ballots cast in Nebraska’s 2020 primary election.”
For more information, visit the Secretary of State website at https://sos.nebraska.gov/