Boelus, Nebraska Public Records

First-time voters who register by mail must show identification when voting for the first time. Acceptable ID includes a current driver's license, state ID card, passport, military ID, or documents like utility bills, bank statements, government checks, or paychecks displaying the voter's name and current address. The Village of Boelus holds municipal elections for village board members on a staggered schedule, typically on the first Tuesday in May during even-numbered years when positions are up for election. The village board consists of a chairperson and four trustees. Candidate filing happens through the Howard County Election Office, with deadlines usually in late February or early March before the May election. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Howard County Clerk's Office or using the Nebraska Voter Registration Lookup tool at https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterView, which allows voters to enter their name and date of birth or address to view registration status, polling location, sample ballot, and elected officials. Nebraska law makes several categories of election records publicly available: voter registration lists (excluding Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees, candidate filing information including names and addresses, and precinct-level election results showing vote totals by candidate and ballot measure. These records can be accessed through the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission at https://nadc.nebraska.gov for campaign finance, and through the Secretary of State's election results page at https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/election-results for statewide races, with county-level detailed results available from the Howard County Clerk. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, voters in the area will decide several important races: Nebraska's statewide races including Governor (Pete Ricketts term-limited), one of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats if up for election in 2026 (Deb Fischer's seat), Nebraska State Legislature District 41 which includes Howard County (a nonpartisan unicameral legislature), county offices including Howard County Commissioner seats that are up for election, Howard County Clerk, Howard County Sheriff, County Attorney, and County Assessor depending on the election cycle, and potentially local school board positions for Educational Service Unit 10 and Central Valley Public Schools. Nebraska voters can request an early voting ballot (Nebraska does not use the term absentee ballot for all voters) by submitting an Early Voting Ballot Application to the Howard County Clerk beginning 120 days before the election and up to 6:00 PM on the second Friday before Election Day. The application is available at https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting or from the Howard County Clerk's office. Voters may vote early in person at the Howard County Clerk's office beginning 30 days before the election, or request that a ballot be mailed to them. All early voting ballots must be received by the Howard County Clerk's office by the time polls close on Election Day.