*Early voting ballots were mailed out from Nebraska's counties on Monday, as the primary election on May 12 nears.
The Nebraska Secretary of State's office in a release said about 94,000 ballots were mailed, and 16,000 will follow by Thursday.
President Trump issued an executive order that restricts mail-in voting and creates a national list of voters, but that will not impact mailed ballots for the primary election.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen said the primaries will be handled by state officials in accordance with past procedures. But he did not guarantee the same for the mid-term election in November.
At least 23 states and Washington, D.C., have joined a lawsuit in Massachusetts challenging this order, calling it unconstitutional. Under the Constitution, only states and Congress have authority over elections.
Trump’s executive order requires states to tell the U.S. Postal Service that they will accept mail-in or absentee ballots at least 90 days before a federal election. Each state would then submit a list to USPS of its eligible voters who will be receiving mail-in or absentee ballots.
“We are expecting a smooth election process this year considering the highly successful rollout of Nebraska’s voter ID law in 2024,” Evnen said.
Nebraska primary voting begins in county election offices on Monday, April 13. There are 1.2 million registered voters in Nebraska.
The primary elections in thec states of Iowa and South Dakota will be on June 2.
