With more than 137,000 ballots already cast in person or by mail, Nebraska appears headed toward a record voter turnout next week, Secretary of State John Gale said Tuesday.
Voter registration has reached an all-time high of 1,211,449, Gale said.
However, while early voting has been steady, the secretary of state said, it has not reflected "the surge (that had been) expected."
"From what we see, many people are still holding onto ballots" that they acquired early by mail, he said.
It appears the majority of voting Nebraskans will be "sticking with the tradition of going to the polls on Election Day," Gale said.
That's Tuesday.
This will be the first election in Nebraska in which voters are legally permitted to take a photo of their completed ballots in the polling place, the secretary of state noted. Â
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"Ballot selfies," photos captured on cellphones and distributed to friends and on social media sites, were authorized by legislation earlier this year, but that law was not in effect for the May primary election.
"Although legal now in Nebraska, I would still request that voters be respectful of the privacy and wishes of other voters who may not want to be part of your photograph," Gale said.
Once polls close on Election Day, results from statewide races along with the vote on the death penalty referendum will be posted live at . They will be updated every five minutes.