More county officials pushing for all-mail elections after successful Garden County test

Before this month's primary election, some Garden County voters would drive upward of 40 miles one way to cast a ballot at one of the county's four precinct sites.

Election days in the sprawling western Nebraska county with 1,363 registered voters would transform into Herculean feats of logistics for election officials as well.

There are no paved roads running north and south in the county, just the dusty remains of Nebraska 27 as it meanders north out of Oshkosh, the county seat, past the slopes and ponds of the Sandhills.

And hiring and training poll workers can be difficult, particularly in trying to ensure the precincts were properly staffed, said Teresa McKeeman, the Garden County clerk and election commissioner.

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