Two Gering teenagers can’t cast a ballot yet, but they still played a role in Election Day — working the polls for this year’s primary.
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Sixteen-year-old poll worker, Gracee Taylor, assists with voters at the Gering Civic Center on Election Day, May 12.
PHOTOS: Primary Election Day 2026
Third District Congressman Adrian Smith was among early voters casting a ballot on Monday, May 11. Scotts Bluff County Clerk's office employee, Dessa Lewis, assisted Smith.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. Persons requesting an early voting ballot can still cast their votes on Tuesday by dropping off their ballots to their county's drop-off box by 7 p.m.
Congressman Adrian Smith votes early at the Scotts Bluff County Clerk’s office since he is expected in Washington, D.C. on Election Day, May 12.
A voter gets his ballot at the Gering Civic Center in Gering.
Election workers at the Civic Center in Gering check voter addresses to see which precinct voters reside in.
An election worker and a voter in Gering realize they live in the same neighborhood.
A Gering voter fills out his ballot at the Civic Center.
Tuesday, May 12, is Primary Election Day.
Sen. Pete Ricketts talks to the media after voting at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts fills out his ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
A poll worker hands Sen. Pete Ricketts his ID back before he gets a ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts carries his ballot to a voting booth at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Denise Powell, right, a 2nd Congressional District candidate talks to the media at her polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. To the left is her husband, Hobson Powell.
Denise Powell, right, a 2nd Congressional District candidate talks to the media at her polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. To the left is her husband, Hobson Powell.
Sen. Pete Ricketts fills out his ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
A local couple lines up to receive their ballots at the WNCC voting location on May 12, 2026.
Poll workers check voter information at the WNCC voting location on May 12, 2026.
A man receives an "I Voted" sticker as he hands over a completed ballot at the WNCC voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker explains the process of handing in a ballot at the WNCC voting location on May 12, 2026.
A man works on his ballot at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
Poll workers get a running tally of voters at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker has an "I Voted" sticker at the ready at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A man turns in his ballot at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker wears a heart-shaped American flag ring as she checks an ID at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A short line forms at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A woman works on her ballot at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker provides a ballot at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker keeps a running tally at the Guadalupe Center voting location on May 12, 2026.
An ExpressVote Machine offers a range of accessible voting options at the Scottsbluff Elks Lodge voting location on May 12, 2026.
Poll workers tally up voters at the Scottsbluff Elks Lodge voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker checks a voter in at the Scottsbluff Elks Lodge voting location on May 12, 2026.
A poll worker slides a completed ballot into the collection box at the Scottsbluff Elks Lodge voting location on May 12, 2026.
Scotts Bluff County Clerk Kelly Sides unlocks the ballot drop-off box outside of the county administrative building in Gering on May 12, 2026.
Scotts Bluff County Clerk Kelly Sides unlocks the ballot drop-off box outside of the county administrative building in Gering as an assistant observes on May 12, 2026.
Scotts Bluff County Clerk Kelly Sides unlocks the ballot drop-off box outside of the county administrative building in Gering as an assistant observes on May 12, 2026.
Sixteen-year-old poll worker, Gracee Taylor, assists with voters at the Gering Civic Center on Election Day, May 12.
Sixteen-year-old poll worker, Gracee Taylor, checks off voters at the Gering Civic Center on Election Day, May 12.
Sixteen-year-old poll worker, Grace Clement, checks names and addresses of voters at the Gering Civic Center on Election Day.
Gering voter, Jen Bohnsack, checks in at the Gering Civic Center.
