Teresa Ranken, 59, of Lincoln, hangs up signs reminding voters of acceptable forms of identification cards needed for voting on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Sower Church. (Sammy Smith/Nebraska News Service)
OMAHA — Civic Nebraska on Tuesday reported confusion at several polling locations over the state’s relatively new voter ID requirement.
The nonpartisan voting rights group, which monitors Nebraska’s elections, said that as of about noon it had received reports that poll workers at five polling places — two in Lincoln, two in Omaha and one in Bellevue — were incorrectly telling voters they could not cast a ballot if the address on their ID did not match the address on their voter registration.
“This is an unnecessary barrier,” Civic Nebraska said a media statement. “Matching addresses are not a requirement in Nebraska’s ID mandate.”
Civic Nebraska said the reports came from its Voter Helpline and from volunteer election observers.
In most instances, Civic Nebraska said, the voters in question resorted to casting provisional ballots, known as the “ballot of last resort,” which will not be counted until after Election Day.