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Election Integrity

Todd Wiltgen, Lancaster County Election Commissioner, Addresses Issues, Concerns, and Safeguards

Todd Wiltgen has served as Lancaster County Election Commissioner since early 2023, yet we’ve seen and heard more from him in the past couple of months than any time before. Has all of the news coverage of ballot signature fraud and court hearings affected public confidence in the nonpartisan administration of fair and secure elections in Lancaster County and beyond? How does Wiltgen and his staff at the Election Commission work to satisfy voter confidence?

Prior to his appointment as Lancaster County Election Commissioner by Governor Pillen, Wiltgen served as the public policy specialist at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce after serving a four-year term as the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners member from District 5. Additionally, Wiltgen held staff positions for former State Senator Mark Kolterman, U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, and U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel.

“The League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County (LWVLL) works closely with the Lancaster County Election Commission as the League serves as their official voter registration partner. We continually witness the transparency and impartiality that is pervasive throughout Todd’s staff. We value having someone with Todd’s vigilance and background in the important position of Lancaster County Election Commissioner,” said Jean McGuire, president of the LWVLL

Lunch & Learn convenes Thursday, October 1, from noon to 1:00 pm (CT). It is free and available via Zoom to the public throughout Nebraska. League of Women Voters membership is not required; all are welcome. Those wishing to attend, use this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85978603156 (Meeting ID: 859 7860 3156).

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First Saturday Coffee

The League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County (LWVLL) hosts a 90-minute monthly coffee on the first Saturday of the month that is fun, friendly, and enlightening! There’s no structure. You can come and go as you please, and we encourage you to bring friends. We meet at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln (6300 A Street). Meetings are held from 9:00 to 10:30 AM.

Members: please bring your own coffee or preferred beverage. We will have fresh pots of regular and decaf coffee for any guests. Treats will be available.

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LWVLL Interview on the Cause Collective show on KZUM

Click HERE to listen to a half-hour interview about the League of Women Voters-Lincoln/Lancaster County. Broadcast May 27, 2026, on the Cause Collective show on KZUM.

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LWVLL position on the SAVE Act

  Click here to see an OpEd by LWVLL President Jean McGuire, printed in the Nebraska Examiner, April 13, 2026, entitled The SAVE Act will make voting harder for eligible citizens.

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Opportunities for Legislative Information

  • Sign-up for Action Alerts – if you’re looking for a way to stay updated and to get quick, timely, and concrete actions you can take during the legislative session, sign-up here for the LWVNE Action Alerts. Please note, if you are a League member and/or have signed up for an Action Team, you are already subscribed to the alerts and don’t need to fill out the sign-up.
  • Register for Sessions on Session – if you would like to join this spring on Sundays at 7 PM CT for a weekly legislative update via Zoom, please register here. Registration is required but you only have to register once to attend one, any, or all of the updates.

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Updates to LWVLL membership join/renew process

As of February 3, 2025, the League of Women Voters has upgraded the membership process. This document from LWVUS describes the process that will be followed: How to Renew Your Membership. And here is a Membership Portal Training video about the new process, led by LWVLL President Jean McGuire:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOHQR7dcAQ. The new link to join or renew membership in the Lincoln League is https://portal.lwv.org/membership?state=NE&league=0012E00001usOKqQAM&referral_source=League%20Website. Once you have set up your login, you can go directly to the main portal https://portal.lwv.org/ to edit your profile and get more information about the League of Women Voters-US.

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Things to know about Nebraska Voter ID:

About 35 League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County members, guests and others got an early look at identification requirements for Nebraska registered voters, effective April 1, 2024. Becki Gaston-Wise, Deputy Election Commissioner for Lancaster County, was the keynote speaker at the League’s fall meeting, November 2, 2023 at Walt Public Library. Gaston-Wise shared that the majority of Nebraska’s registered voters already possess accepted Voter ID in the form of a Nebraska driver’s license or state-issued ID card. IDs issued by the federal government, including a U.S. passport, are acceptable, as are photo IDs issued by any post-secondary institution in Nebraska. There are other acceptable IDs as well. Popular types of IDs that are NOT accepted include out-of-state driver’s licenses; state IDs or postsecondary IDs; IDs from private organizations, or any ID without a photo, such as a Social Security card. Key to remember is the new Voter ID law does NOT change Nebraska’s existing voter registration process. If you are already a registered voter in Nebraska, you do NOT need to register again. The primary on May 14, 2024, will be the first Nebraska election under this new Voter ID law. For More Information Please Visit:  http://ne.gov/go/votercheck and http://lancaster.ne.gov/election

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