Nebraska elections, 2013
Nebraska election information for 2013 is listed below.
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Voting in Nebraska
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
Important voting information
- Nebraska uses a closed primary system, meaning voters must register with a party to be able to vote in their primary election.
- Registration forms returned in person must be received by the second Friday preceding the election. Applications returned by mail must be mailed and postmarked by the 3rd Friday preceding the election (18 days prior).
- Nebraska does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Nebraska, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Nebraska is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins 30 days prior to primary and general elections and ends the day before Election Day.[1]
Elections Performance Index
Nebraska ranked 40th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Nebraska received an overall score of 58 percent.[2]
See also
Footnotes
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