Civic Nebraska and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Husker Vote Coalition are seeking student volunteers to serve as election observers for the Nov. 8 general election in Nebraska.
Observers are trained to collect information detailing handicap accessibility, provisional ballots, wait times, voter issues, and more. On the day of elections, our observers across the state visit polling stations to note the physical accessibility of the polling place and accessibility of the ballot itself.
Training for general election poll observation will be held on the following dates: Students can Sign up here to volunteer.
• Oct. 15 and 19, at 11:00am via Zoom
• Oct. 17, at 5:00pm in Omaha, UNO Barbara Weitz CEC
• Oct. 24, at 5:30pm in Grand Island, Civic Nebraska Office
• Oct. 25, at 5:30pm in Kearney, Public Library
• Oct. 27, at 5:30pm in Lincoln, The Foundry
Civic Nebraska uses the information that is gathered to build a post-election report, which is shared with county election officials, state election officials, and the public to identify areas of success and improvement. This report also informs future legislative initiatives that can improve Nebraska voters’ experiences.
For more information contact Heather Engdahl, Director of Voting Rights at Civic Nebraska via email at heather.engdahl@civicnebraska.org or Andrew Brown within Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement at andrew.brown@unl.edu or 402-472-8721.
More details at: https://involved.unl.edu/husker-vote-coalition