25% Primary Voter Turnout Predicted

Lancaster County Election Commissioner, David Shively, is predicting a 25% voter turnout for Tuesday’s primary election.

He says typical turnout for a Lincoln primary is about 36,000 voters. Shively tells our partner, 10/11 NOW he wouldn’t be surprised to see 42,000 voters in this election because of the empty mayoral seat, several open city council seats and a proposed sales tax increase on the ballot.

The Election Office, which is located at 601 North 46^th Street, in Lincoln, will be open on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Monday, April 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for early and absentee voting.

Shively also reminded voters who have requested an early vote ballot that the ballot must be returned to the election office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, April 9^th. Early vote ballots may not be returned to the voter’s polling location.

Early vote ballots can also be returned to the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s Office, 601 North 46^th Street, during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). In addition, ballots may be dropped off at the Ballot Drop Box located on the north side of the Election Office which is available twenty-four hours a day.

Regular voting polls will be open on Tuesday, April 9 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Anyone having any questions regarding early or absentee voting should call the Election Office at (402) 441-7311.