Bob Evnen, a Republican, and Spencer Danner, a Democrat, vie for the position.
Two candidates for Secretary of State offer sharply different views of voter ID (Sept. 3, 2018)
Spencer Danner
President and founder, The Danner Group LLC. Former director, City of Omaha Human Rights and Relations Department
Home Omaha
Education Bachelor of science, business management, Bellevue University
Military United States Air Force – medical discharge, recognized disabled veteran
Family Married, five children
Faith Baptist
Key issue My top priority is to preserve the integrity and security of our elections. We must modernize voter registration by implementing secure voter initiatives like same day voter registration, 16-year-old-pre-voter registration, election day holiday, automatic voter registration and create an online system to vote by mail. We must safeguard voter data and protect voters from cyberspace threats. We must ensure our voter rolls are clean and accurate. We must enhance communication with State and County Officials and support our hard-working workers and volunteers. We must remove partisan politics from our redistricting procedures so elected officials are held accountable.
Bob Evnen
Home Lincoln
Public offices held Former member, State Board of Education, 2005-13
Education Bachelor of arts, social science, Michigan State; law degree, University of Southern California
Family Married, three grown children, two grandchildren
Key issue My top priorities are these: (1) Voting security. I support voter ID, it's just common sense. We can have voter ID without disenfranchising properly registered voters. I also support confirming that those who register to vote are citizens of the United States. (2) Public safety. I was a co-founder of Nebraskans for the Death Penalty. The Secretary of State is a member of the Nebraska Pardons Board. Public safety will be my number one consideration. (3) Economic security. The Secretary of State is Nebraska's protocol officer. I will work with the governor using that status to help expand Nebraska's export trade.