Early voting begins in Nebraska and Washington, DC

Nebraska and Washington, D.C., began aboriginal voting connected Monday. Here is the accusation you request to registry and ballot successful both.

Nebraska’s 2nd territory could beryllium captious connected the way to 270

Nebraska is reddish territory. Former President Trump won the authorities by 19 points successful the past statesmanlike predetermination and 25 points successful 2016.

But the authorities has agelong allocated its electoral votes otherwise than astir different states, and that could springiness Harris an opportunity.

The script goes similar this: Vice President Harris wins Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and the little competitory states that President Biden won successful 2020 (i.e. excluding Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina). 

That gives her 269 electoral votes, resulting successful a necktie that would, in the end, precise apt manus Trump the election.

To triumph with the bulk of the electoral college, either Harris oregon Trump needs 270 votes.

Nebraska’s 2nd territory would supply that 1 other vote.

(Maine and Nebraska are the lone states that grant electoral assemblage votes some to the victor of the statewide vote, and the victor of the aforesaid ballot but separated by legislature district.)

The territory has voted for 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans successful the past 4 elections:

• In 2020, Biden won with 51.95% to Trump’s 45.45%.
• In 2016, Trump won with 47.16% to Clinton’s 44.92%.
• In 2012, Romney won with 52.85% to Obama’s 45.70%.
• In 2008, Obama won with 49.97% to McCain’s 48.75%.

Omaha and its suburbs marque up a important portion of the district’s population, and the metropolis has a disproportionately precocious percent of radical with a assemblage education. That gives Harris the edge. Nebraska’s 2nd territory is ranked Lean D connected the Fox News Power Rankings.

Nebraska’s 2nd territory is also, of course, location to a U.S. House race. Center-right Republican Rep. Don Bacon has held the spot since 2017, but arsenic past week’s Power Rankings revealed, helium is locked successful a adjacent conflict with second-time rival and Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas. The territory is ranked a Toss Up.

Finally, Nebraskans volition besides ballot successful 2 U.S. Senate races this year. The 1 to ticker is the regular predetermination betwixt incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who has won the spot doubly opening successful 2012, and autarkic challenger Dan Osborn, a Navy seasoned and section national leader. Fischer has a wide advantage, but the contention moved to Likely R past week.

How to ballot successful Nebraska

This is simply a usher to registration and aboriginal voting. For broad and up-to-date accusation connected elector eligibility, processes and deadlines, delight spell to Vote.gov and the predetermination website for Nebraska.

Voting by mail

Nebraska began absentee voting connected Monday. Applicants bash not request to supply an excuse to person a ballot. The authorities indispensable person a ballot exertion by Oct. 25, and that ballot indispensable beryllium delivered to authorities officials by Nov. 5.

Early in-person voting

Nebraska volition statesman aboriginal in-person voting connected Oct. 7, and it volition tally done Nov. 4.

Voter registration

Nebraska residents tin registry to ballot online oregon by message done Oct. 18. They tin registry in-person done Oct. 25.

Voters tin caput to the polls aboriginal by message oregon in-person successful astir of the U.S. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

How to ballot successful Washington, D.C.

This is simply a usher to registration and aboriginal voting. For broad and up-to-date accusation connected elector eligibility, processes and deadlines, delight spell to Vote.gov and the predetermination website for Washington, D.C.

Voting by mail

Washington, D.C., began absentee voting connected Monday. Registered voters bash not request to use for a ballot, arsenic the territory volition statesman sending ballots to each progressive registered voters this week. Ballots tin beryllium returned by message oregon successful idiosyncratic done predetermination day.

Early in-person voting

Washington, D.C. volition statesman aboriginal in-person voting connected Oct. 28, and it volition tally done Nov. 3.

Voter registration

Residents of the nation's superior tin registry to ballot online oregon by message done Oct. 15. They tin besides registry in-person during aboriginal voting (Oct. 28-Nov. 3) and connected predetermination day.