Bill > LB121

This bill, titled "Require voter identification and secret-ballot envelopes," amends existing election laws in Nebraska to implement new requirements for voters. Key provisions include defining "government-issued photographic identification" to include driver's licenses, state ID cards, or federal documents with a photograph and a recent expiration date, and introducing the concept of a "secret-ballot envelope," which is a sleeve or envelope designed to conceal a voted ballot before it's placed in a return envelope, ensuring voter anonymity. The bill also mandates that voters present this government-issued photographic identification when receiving a ballot, with provisions for those unable to do so, and requires the use of secret-ballot envelopes for early voting and provisional ballots, which are ballots cast by voters whose eligibility is in question at the polling place. Additionally, the bill outlines procedures for handling and counting ballots within these secret-ballot envelopes and return envelopes, aiming to maintain the secrecy of the vote while ensuring proper verification.