(1) The Secretary of State shall provide a standard certification for a voter with a reasonable impediment preventing the voter from presenting valid photographic identification. The certification shall include the following as separate boxes that a voter may check to identify the applicable reasonable impediment:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-912.02

  • Election: shall mean any statewide or local primary, special, joint, or general election at which registered voters of the state or the political subdivision holding the election by ballot choose public officials or decide any questions and propositions lawfully submitted to them. See Nebraska Statutes 32-108
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(a) Inability to obtain valid photographic identification due to:

(i) Disability or illness; or

(ii) Lack of a birth certificate or other required documents; or

(b) Religious objection to being photographed.

(2) The Secretary of State shall provide the form of the certification to the election commissioners and county clerks. A voter who has a reasonable impediment shall execute the certification. The election commissioner or county clerk shall verify the signature on the certification with the signature appearing on the voter registration record. A voter who casts a ballot by mail shall include the certification with the application, except that a voter who casts a ballot pursuant to section 32-953 shall include the certification within the ballot envelope.

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