League of Women Voters of Seward County

06/16/2026

This is important work.

05/31/2026

What a treat to host the state board in Seward Saturday!

05/28/2026

Broadband access is important in Seward and other rural counties.

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer led a roundtable discussion this week about rural broadband. Fischer and others shared a preference for fiber internet.

05/15/2026

We are pleased to host this year’s annual meeting and lunch in Seward

Registration is underway for the LWVNE annual meeting at the Seward Civic Center on Saturday, May 30, with in-person and online options to attend. Attendance is free and open to members and non-members of the LWVNE.

To register, fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-dkbTVHs9qJ-pjoG3Qjxbu_T31co8y4zUj09cIEHBhx0gsw/viewform

Deadlines are 5 p.m. Sunday, May 24, for in-person participants and 11:59 p.m. Thursday, May 28, for online participants.

Sam Petto from ACLU Nebraska is our featured speaker.

05/14/2026

Friday is the day!

The Regional Civics Bee is happening tomorrow May 15th - 2:00PM at the Civic Center!

05/12/2026

Happy Election Day!

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY! Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (CDT) and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(MDT). Find your polling place here: https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/voterview/

Need to return your early voting ballot? This is the last day to do that. Return your early voting ballot to an official county drop box by 8 p.m. (CDT) or 7 p.m. (MDT).

For more information and to view the candidates on your primary ballot, visit VOTE411 Nebraska here: https://www.vote411.org/nebraska

Are you a registered Nonpartisan voter? You can vote today too! Nonpartisan voters will receive a nonpartisan ballot, which includes all nonpartisan races, such as a Board of Regents or legislative races in their area. In addition to the nonpartisan ballot, Nonpartisan voters can request a Republican, Democratic, Libertarian or Legal Ma*****na Now nonpartisan ballot. On the Republican and Legal Ma*****na Now nonpartisan ballots, only federal offices will be open for voting by a Nonpartisan voter. On the Democratic and Libertarian parties’ nonpartisan ballots, all partisan offices are open to voting.

The graphic below, from the Nebraska Secretary of State’s website, shows the options for voting by Nonpartisan voters. A detailed explanation by the Nebraska SOS website is available here: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/how-nonpartisan-voting-works-nebraska-primary-elections

05/09/2026

The details…

📄News release: Reminders for voters ahead of Election Day

🔗Full release here:https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/news-releases/Reminders%20for%20voters%20ahead%20of%20Election%20Day_0.pdf

05/05/2026

Seward County is a part of the area these funds could impact.

After federal pressure for states to use less in allocated funds, and now without a permanent director, the future of Nebraska’s Broadband Office is murky.

05/04/2026

Just a reminder—the May meeting is Monday May 4.

This is an exception to our standard of the second Monday of the month. June’s meeting will be June 8!

04/29/2026

It takes many people to make our elections happen. We are appreciative of the people who make the system work so well!

We are so grateful to our volunteers. They make democracy stronger.