Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FRASER JEFFERY S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NIC INC [EGOV] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NIC INC., 10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2004
(Street)

OLATHE, KS 66061		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.15 11/05/2004   A   25,000   11/05/2005(1) 11/05/2009 common stock 25,000 $ 0 25,000 (2) (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FRASER JEFFERY S
C/O NIC INC.
10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD
OLATHE, KS 66061		   X   X   Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Stephen M. Kovzan, Attorney-in-Fact   11/09/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option vests in four equal annual installments, beginning on November 5, 2005.
(2) The Reporting Person also indirectly owns: (i) 19,458,943 shares of NIC common stock which are held directly by the National Information Consortium Voting Trust ("Voting Trust"), which holds in the aggregate 26,100,894 shares & indirectly by the Reporting Person as one of the Trustees of the Voting Trust; (ii) 6,600,608 shares of NIC held of record by the Voting Trust for the benefit of entities of which the Reporting Person acts as a manager; however, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over 2,876,884 of the shares of NIC held by one entity; (iii) 296,465 shares of NIC held directly by the Voting Trust for the direct benefit of the Crimson Tide CRT, of which the Reporting Person acts as trustee; and (iv) 141,871 shares by an entity.
(3) The Reporting Person also directly owns employee stock options to purchase NIC Inc. common stock: (i) 77,043 shares at $2.57 per share, exercisable in two equal annual installments, beginning on May 14, 2004, (ii) 150,000 shares at $3.34 per share, exercisable in four equal annual installments, beginning August 1, 2004, and (iii) 20,000 shares at $7.67 per share, exercisable in four equal annual installments, beginning on November 10, 2004.

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