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(Omaha, NE) -- Friday, October 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote, update voter registration information, or request an early voting ballot by mail for the November 3 Gubernatorial General Election. Residents who have recently moved or need to make changes to their registration must do so in person at the Douglas County Election Commission office. Early voting in person continues through November 2, and all mailed or drop-box ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
The Election Commission is located at 12220 W Center Road in Omaha, at the northwest corner of 120th and Center Streets in Bel Air Plaza.
Voters may confirm their voting information, such as political districts and polling place, as well as view their sample ballot, by visiting our website at www.votedouglascounty-ne.gov and entering their house number and zip code in the gray “Find Your Voting Information” area. Voters may also call the Election Commission at (402) 444-VOTE (8683) during business hours.
To submit an application for an early voting ballot to be mailed, a form may be printed from the Election Commission website www.votedouglascounty-ne.gov, or a voter may create an application on a blank sheet of paper by including the election, their name, date of birth, Nebraska driver’s license or state ID number, phone number and/or email address, residence address, address where the ballot should be mailed, and their signature. Applications may be delivered to an official ballot drop box; mailed or delivered to 12220 W Center Road, Omaha, NE 68144; faxed to (402) 444-4181; or a clear picture or scan of the completed form may be emailed to early.voting@douglascounty-ne.gov. Early voting ballots may not be requested by telephone.
Voters may vote in person at the Election Commission through Monday, November 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. or may have an agent pick up their ballot at the Election Commission until Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. As a convenience to voters, the Election Commission will be open until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20; Thursday, October 22; Friday, October 23; Tuesday, October 27; and Thursday, October 29 as well as from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24 and Saturday, October 31.
Voters with questions about any aspect of their ballot are encouraged to seek answers from the Douglas County Election Commission before submitting it. Depending on the issue, it may not be possible to correct an administrative error after the ballot is returned to our office or deposited into the ballot box at a polling place.
All early voting ballots must be received by the Douglas County Election Commission, either at its office or at one of the drop box locations, by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
The ballot drop box locations:
· City/County Building: 1819 Farnam Street
· South Omaha Library: 2808 Q Street
· Charles B. Washington Library: 2868 Ames Avenue
· Clarkson College Parking Lot 8: 42nd and Farnam Street
· Goodwill: 4805 N 72nd Street
· Ralston Police Department: 7400 Main Street, Ralston
· Asian Market: 321 N 76th Street
· Milton R. Abrahams Library: 5111 N 90th Street
· Douglas County Election Commission: 12220 W Center Road
· Douglas County Engineer’s Office: 15505 W Maple Road
· Millard Public Schools Foundation: 5231 S 159th Avenue
· Spring Ridge Shopping Center: 178th and Pacific Street
· Bess Johnson Elkhorn Library: 2100 Reading Plaza, Elkhorn
Voters who have returned their early voting ballot may check its status (accepted or rejected) online at ne.gov/go/votercheck. Voters must provide first name, last name, and county to match the voter registration, click “Look Up,” and then provide their date of birth. If the ballot was rejected, the voter should call the Election Commission at (402) 444-VOTE (8683) to learn if the issue may be resolved.
Voters are reminded that Nebraska’s voter ID law applies to all elections. Voters who vote in person on Election Day at their polling place or vote early at the Election Commission must present an acceptable form of photo ID or vote provisionally. Voters who vote early by mail fulfill the voter ID requirement on their ballot application. Information about voter ID is available at https://voterid.nebraska.gov/.
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