Request Voter Registrars for Your Event Online
The LWVGO is happy to provide registrars for your event! Simply fill out this form and we will be in touch within 24 -48 hours to schedule your event on our voter registration calendar.
2020 Election Deadlines
Courtesy of the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, here are the upcoming 2020 primary and general election deadlines. Printable version: 2020 Election Deadlines. Primary Election Deadlines to Register to Vote Mail-in, motor vehicle offices, state agencies, and online: April 24, 2020 In-person voter registration at County Election Offices: May 1, 2020 at 6 PM Deadlines for […]
Derecho a Votar de Ex-convictos Residentes en Nebraska
Recapping the 2018 Elections with the Douglas County Election Commission
In this episode of Go Vote, Omaha, LWVGO member MaryLee Moulton interviews Douglas County Election Commission Director Brian Kruse and Deputy Director Chris Carithers about the recent election, how votes are counted, shifts to early vote by mail, and other election topics.
LWVGO’s 2018 Get Out the Vote Accomplishments
LWVGO’s 243 Get Out the Vote volunteers accomplished a great deal in 2018. Volunteers devoted more than 2,500 hours to making democracy work by registering voters, answering questions about voting and hosting candidate forums to give voters more opportunity to make informed decisions. LWVGO’s nonpartisan voter registrars registered more than 1,200 new voters, getting many […]
Why Don’t More Americans Vote?
WNYC Studios’ The Takeaway published a worthwhile listen—Why Don’t More Americans Vote? This 45-minute podcast takes a comprehensive look at increasing voter turnout, from face-to-face contact, start voting habits young and policies like Election Day Registration. Listen via WNYC Studios’ website at wnycstudios.org/story/why-dont-more-americans-vote.
Volunteer with Heartland Workers Center: Voter-Registration Canvassing Happening Now
Heartland Workers Center is organizing nonpartisan, voter-registration-driven, door-to-door canvassing ahead of the November election. They are looking for volunteers and welcoming volunteers from LWVGO and other organizations. The Center provides training sessions on Wednesday evenings and asks that all volunteers go through the training before canvassing. Once trained, volunteers are paired up and then given […]
Join LWVGO Sept. 25 to Register Voters through National Voter Registration Day Events
The League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha is a Proud Partner of National Voter Registration Day 2018 LWVGO Joins 2,500+ Partners Nationwide in Massive Push to Register Voters on Sept. 25. On September 25, 2018, Americans will celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a massive 50-state effort to register voters before Election Day this November. […]
September Voter Registration Events: Join Us!
Join us — and bring a friend! — at any of our upcoming voter registration events for help getting registered as a voter and/or to find out more about voting and the League of Women Voters. LWVGO’s GOTV teams will be registering voters at the following events: 5:45 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at 2864 […]
Get Trained to Register Voters on Sept. 26
The Douglas County Election Commission is hosting a voter registration training session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Swanson branch of the Omaha Public Library, 9101 W. Dodge Rd. This short training is required to become a Deputy Registrar and to work on voter registration for LWVGO and other nonpartisan groups. Deputy Registrar […]