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FULLERTON — Ballots for the Aug. 12 special election were mailed to Fullerton voters on Monday.
Voters are being asked two questions in the special election:
• Whether or not to continue the citywide Economic Development Program for another 20 years.
• Whether or not to continue to collect a 0.5 percent sales tax for another 15 years.
The current 0.5 percent sales tax has been in place since 2010.
The city announced earlier this month that up to 75 percent of LB840 funds would be dedicated to infrastructure projects — including street repairs, utility upgrades, and other essential services. The remaining funds would be earmarked for economic development programs, such as supporting small businesses, attracting new employers, and offering incentives for job creation and property development.
Fullerton residents have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 25 to register to vote online at the Nebraska Secretary of State’s website. Registration can also be filled out until the end of business at the DMV on Friday, July 25. The last day to register to vote in person at the Nance County Clerk’s office is 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1.
Nance County Clerk Adrian Chlopek said that 768 ballots were mailed on Monday. The ballots had to go to a post office facility in Omaha before returning to Fullerton, so it could be Friday before voters see the ballots showing up in their mailbox.
After filling out the ballot, voters have options on how they return their completed ballot. Ballots can be returned in the mail, dropped in the drop box in the back of the Nance County Courthouse or delivered in person to the Nance County Clerk’s office.
“If you feel your ballot will not make it to us through the mail by Aug. 12, we encourage voters to either use the drop box or bring it into our office in person,” Chlopek said.
Ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Aug. 12 to be counted in the special election.
“It could pass by a margin of just one vote and that has happened before,” Chlopek said, referring to last year’s Twin River referendum where voters passed the new $39.9 million school building project by a 523-522 margin.