Record number of voters expected for general election

LINCOLN – Secretary of State John Gale says he anticipates that a record number of voters will cast ballots in the general election. That said, Gale admits it has been harder this time to predict the percentage of voter turnout.

Voter registration has reached 1,211,449, a new record and 46,000 more than for the 2016 primary. Gale said that predicting voter turnout has been a trickier process this year, not only due to the large increase in voter registration, but also due to the fact that early voting, while steady, has not been the surge expected.

“Based on what the counties reported recently, approximately 137,000 ballots have been returned by mail or voted in person. That number is certain to go up, but from what we see, many people are still holding onto ballots.”

Mailed ballots must be received by the close of polls on Nov. 8 to be counted. Early in-person voting will conclude on Nov. 7.

Gale said it appears that the majority of voting Nebraskans will be sticking with the tradition of going to the polls on Election Day.

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