Several polling places changing ahead of Lincoln primary

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen on Monday announced new polling locations for 8 precincts during Lincoln’s primary and general elections.

Wiltgen said the changes will impact approximately 8,500 of the 185,000 voters eligible to vote in the upcoming elections.

Notices of these changes were mailed to all voters impacted. They should expect to receive their new polling place notices in their mailboxes within the next few days.

The polling location changes are listed below:

According to Wiltgen, over 28,000 voters have requested early vote ballots as of the close business on Friday, March 28^th.

Early voters in the impacted precincts will receive the notice for informational purposes only.

Notices will also be mailed to a handful of voters living in both the Saltillo 1 and Saltillo 2 precincts who are eligible to vote in the City of Lincoln or Lincoln Public School elections.

These voters will be notified of their temporary polling locations.

These polling place notices are not an acceptable form of identification for Nebraska’s new voter ID requirement that was implemented in 2024.

For more information about Nebraska Voter ID requirements, visit www.voterId.nebraska.gov.

Voters may confirm their polling location or view a sample of their ballot on the Nebraska Voter Information Lookup website at https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov.

Individuals who have questions should contact the Election Commissioner’s Office at (402) 441-7311.