(KLZA)-- Preparations are being made for the May 14, Statewide Primary Election.

Persons wanting to vote, are encouraged to check their voter registration status and make certain they are registered at the correct address and affiliated with the political party for which they are going to cast their ballot.

Voters can check their registration at www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov or by contacting their County Clerk's Office.

In Richardson County, voter registration will be taken at the Count Clerk's office during regular business hours, and the office will be open until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3. You can also register online at ne.gov/go/NEreg2vote. The deadline for any voter registration form other than in person is Monday, April 29.

Early voting, in-person will begin Monday, April 15 in your County Clerk's Office during regular business hours.

Early voting applications are also available to request that your ballot be mailed to you if you are unable to vote at your regular polling place. An application form is being published in this weeks editions of the Falls City Journal and the Humboldt Standard, and is available on the Richardson County website, www.richardsoncountyne.gov.

Voters are also reminded that a photo identification will be required before casting a ballot. Valid forms of photo identification include a Nebraska driver's license; a Nebraska state ID from the Department of Motor Vehicles; a Nebraska college ID; a Nebraska political subdivision ID, a United States Passport, a Military ID, Tribal ID, Hospital, assisted-living facility or nursing home record.

In Richardson County, residents residing in the Arago/Barada, Salem, East Muddy and Grant/Nemaha precincts are reminded these are mail-in voting precincts and your ballots will be in the mail on or after April 25.

Please notify the County Clerk's Office in your home county if you have further questions or need more information. In Richardson County you may call at 402-245-2911.