I do not have any identification with me. Can I vote?
This answer assumes that the caller has not changed his or her address from that on the voter
rolls. The answer to the question is yes, but the caller may have to vote a PROVISIONAL ballot
instead of a REGULAR ballot. If the caller registered in the county on or before Jan. 1, 2008, then the caller does not have to produce any ID, according to the voting procedure in the statute.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-914. However, if the voter registered by mail after Jan. 1, 2008, and has not
previously voted in the county in a federal election, then the caller will have to produce some
form of ID. A photo ID is NOT required by statute. Instead the caller may produce one of the
following:

• a photographic identification which is current and valid, OR
• a copy of
• a utility bill,
• bank statement,
• government check,
• paycheck, or
• other government document
• that is current and that shows the name and address of the voter. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-914.

I am a physically disabled voter. Will my polling place be accessible?
Nebraska law requires that polling places be fully accessible to physically disabled and
elderly voters. Furthermore, if the voter cannot reach the voting booth, election officials are to
direct an election judge and an election clerk of different political parties to take a ballot to a
convenient location in the polling place, or to the voter’s car no further than a block away from
the polling place. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-918(1). Further, the Supreme Court in a recent decision
stated that denial of the right to vote because of handicap is a violation of the due process clause
of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. See Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. ___, 124 S. Ct.
1978, 1989 n.13, 1990 (2004).

If a voter reports that a polling place is not handicap accessible and no election official is
willing to help him or her, Contact a Commander so an attorney can get in touch with the
responsible election official to report the problem immediately.
I am blind, physically disabled, do not understand English, or am unable to read or
mark the ballot and require assistance at the polls in order to vote. Can I get assistance at
the polls?
Yes. A voter requiring assistance at the polls for any the reasons above can receive the
assistance of a friend or relative. The friend or relative will have to make an oath or affirmation
prior to accompanying the voter to the booth. If the voter does not bring a person with him or
her, election officials may direct an election judge and election clerk of different political parties
to accompany the voter to the polls to instruct or assist the voter in casting his or her ballot. Neb.
Rev. Stat. § 32-918.

Although the statute does not specifically address assistance for language minority voters,
the statute does state that the voter can bring a friend or relative if the voter cannot read the
ballot. Because a language minority voter cannot read an English ballot, the election officials
should permit the voter to bring the friend or relative to provide assistance.

If a poll worker refuses to allow a disabled or language minority voter to bring a friend or
relative into the voting booth, call a Commander.

I have been approached by candidates or others at the polls.
No electioneering should be taking place inside the polling place, the building in which
the polling place is located, and 200 feet wide from the entrance to the building where the polling
place is. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1524. Vote surveyors and pollsters may not work closer than 20
feet from the entrance to the building where the polling place is, or if they are in the building,
they may not work any closer than 100 feet from the voting booths. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1525.
If anyone is electioneering in violation of these requirement, contact a Commander let them
know the extent of the problem and work with them to assess if calling an election official is
necessary.

Can you wear campaign buttons, t-shirts and/or signs when you vote?
No.

Can you photograph or video your vote inside the polling station–either a paper ballot or electronic screen?
Not after marked: A Nebraska voter shall not “show his or her ballot after it is marked to any person…” NE ST 32-1527(4). Photographing or videotaping an unmarked ballot does not appear to be
restricted.

Can you photograph or video yourself voting inside the polling station?
Probably: Although a voter is restricted from disclosing the contents of his or her marked ballot, photographing or videotaping the ballot before marking a vote, or the voting process generally does not appear to be restricted.

Can you photograph or video others voting or the working of the polling station from within it?
You may not obstruct passageways, doors or entryways, and only voters “engaged in receiving, preparing, or marking a ballot” are allowed within 8 feet of voting booths or the ballot box, but otherwise there does not appear to be a restriction on photography or videotaping within the polling place (apart from interviewing restrictions described below). See, NE ST 32-910, NE ST 32-925, NE ST 32-1523.

Can you photograph or video the polling station from outside it?
Yes: There does not appear to be any restriction on photography or videotaping a polling place from outside the actual building.

Can you photograph or video people leaving the voting station?
Yes: Without delving into rights of publicity, there doesn’t appear to be any restriction on photographing or videotaping people leaving the polling place.

Can you ask people questions leaving the polling station and can you video or blog their answers?
20ft from polling place or 100ft from voting booth: Interviews may not occur “within twenty feet of the entrance of any polling place or, if inside the polling place or building, within one hundred feet of any voting booth.” NE ST 32-1525.