Change your name in Nebraska
The exact steps, documents, and official Nebraska links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)License update fee
No separate name-change fee; standard license/ID renewal fee applies per DMV fee schedule
Marriage certificate
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health - Vital RecordsVoter deadline
Mail/personal-messenger registrations must be postmarked/delivered by the third Friday before the election; in-person registration at the county election office closes the second Friday before the election at 6 p.m. Name changes generally require DMV records updated first before NEReg2Vote online registration reflects the new name.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Nebraska government sites. How we verify
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