8-K

                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 9, 2006
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                                    NIC INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Colorado                       000-26621               52-2077581
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(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)      File Number)          Identification No.)


                           10540 South Ridgeview Road
                              Olathe, Kansas 66061
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (877) 234-3468
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On January 9, 2006, NIC Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has
been informed that the trustees of the National Information Consortium Voting
Trust have sold approximately eight percent of the NIC shares held by the trust
and intend to distribute the sale proceeds to its beneficial holders. A copy of
the press release is furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission with this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

     99 - Press release issued by NIC Inc. dated January 9, 2006, announcing
that it has been informed that the trustees of the National Information
Consortium Voting Trust have sold approximately eight percent of the NIC shares
held by the trust and intend to distribute the sale proceeds to its beneficial
holders.




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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     NIC Inc.

Date: January 9, 2006                /s/ Stephen M. Kovzan
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                                     Stephen M. Kovzan
                                     Vice President, Financial Operations
                                     Chief Accounting Officer




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EX-99

                                                                 Exhibit 99


                 NIC Voting Trust Sells Eight Percent of Shares

    OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2006--NIC Inc.
(Nasdaq:EGOV) today announced that it has been informed that the
trustees of the National Information Consortium Voting Trust have sold
approximately eight percent of the NIC shares held by the trust and
intend to distribute the sale proceeds to its beneficial holders.
    Established on June 30, 1998, the Voting Trust consists of 142
beneficiaries and last distributed a portion of its holdings in
January 2005. NIC Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fraser and Company
board member Ross Hartley are co-trustees of the Voting Trust.
Following the sale of 2 million shares on January 5, 2006, the trust
will continue to hold approximately 35 percent of the Company's total
outstanding common stock.
    The NIC officers and directors who are affiliates of the voting
trust are:

    --  Jeffery S. Fraser, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
        Officer

    --  Ross C. Hartley, Director

    --  Art N. Burtscher, Director

    --  Harry H. Herington, Chief Operating Officer

    --  William F. Bradley, Jr., Executive Vice President

    --  Samuel R. Somerhalder, Executive Vice President

    About NIC

    NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the
world. The company is helping governments communicate more effectively
with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC
provides eGovernment solutions for 2,000 state and local agencies that
serve more than 60 million people in the United States. Additional
company information is available at www.nicusa.com.

    The statements in this release regarding continued implementation
of NIC's business model and its development of new products and
services are forward-looking statements. There are a number of
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements.
These include, among others, the success of the Company in signing
contracts with new states and government agencies, including continued
favorable government legislation; NIC's ability to develop new
services; existing states and agencies adopting those new services;
acceptance of eGovernment services by businesses and citizens;
competition; and general economic conditions and the other important
cautionary statements and risk factors described in NIC's 2004 Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A filed on March 16, 2005, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT: NIC Inc.
             Chris Neff, 435-645-8898
             cneff@nicusa.com



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