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<\/p>\nNebraska voters would have more time on the final day of online voter registration under a bill considered Feb. 2 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n
Currently, the deadline for online registration to vote in-person on election day is the third Friday before the election. LB1038, introduced by Omaha Sen. Theresa Thibodeau at the request of the Nebraska secretary of state\u2019s office, would create a deadline of midnight on that day.<\/p>\n
\u201cLB1038 extends the online voter registration deadline from 5 p.m. to midnight on the deadline date,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201c[It] provides clarification regarding online voter registration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wayne Bena, deputy Nebraska secretary of state for elections, testified in support of the bill. The measure would clarify the lingering question of when online voter registration ends in the state, he said. If there is not a specific deadline set in state law, he said, it is 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis bill would give residents a 24\/7 [registration] method even on the deadline day,\u201d Bena said.<\/p>\n
Lancaster County Election Commissioner David Shively also supported the bill. It has been evident since the inception of the state\u2019s online voter registration system in 2015 that voters are unclear about the deadline, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that this would end any confusion on the part of voters,\u201d Shively said.<\/p>\n
The committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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