Lincoln library branches won’t have ballot drop boxes for May primary
LINCOLN, Neb (KLKN) — You won’t be able to drop off your May primary ballot at a Lincoln library.
Lancaster County Election Commissioner Dave Shively announced Thursday that his office will not offer ballot drop boxes at library branches or the Waverly and Hickman City Offices.
Shively said the Election Commission won’t be able to comply in time with a bill in the Legislature if it becomes law before the May 10 election.
The bill, which a committee has advanced to the full Legislature, adds more requirements for ballot drop boxes.
One of the requirements would be that the ballot boxes are securely fastened in the ground or to a concrete slab connected to the ground.
The commission’s current plan for drop boxes, which includes securing padlocks and locating them inside buildings, does not meet the new proposed standards.
Shively said the commission will still have a ballot drop box on the north side of its office at 601 N. 46th Street.
The box is monitored by a security camera and fastened to a concrete slab.
