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NE Code § 31-1023 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1023 - State agencies, boards, and commissions; flood plain management duties.

31-1023.  State agencies, boards, and commissions; flood plain management duties.(1) All state agencies, boards, and commissions shall take preventive action to minimize flood hazards and losses in connection with state-owned and state-financed buildings, roads, and other facilities, and shall take such steps as are necessary to insure compliance with the minimum standards adopted by the department in accordance with subdivision (5) of section 31-1017 when such facilities are being located or constructed in any area where no local government is enforcing flood plain management regulations pursuant to section 31-1019 or 31-1021. If a local government with jurisdiction over the land upon which any such facility is to be located or constructed is enforcing flood plain management regulations pursuant to section 31-1019 or 31-1021, the state agency, board, or commission locating or constructing such facility shall comply with such regulations unless such compliance is specifically waived by the department.(2) The department shall assist state agencies, boards, and commissions in determining and evaluating flood hazards and alternative flood protective measures and shall establish by rule or regulation, standards and procedures to govern its review of proposed state-owned and state-financed facilities not subject to local flood plain management regulations. Such standards and procedures shall meet the minimum criteria necessary to maintain the state's eligibility for flood insurance under the national flood insurance program.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 23;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 7;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 84.
NE Code § 32-101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-101 - Act, how cited.

32-101.  Act, how cited.Sections 32-101 to 32-1551 shall be known and may be cited as the Election Act.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 337, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 514, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 964, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 8;  Laws 2001, LB 768, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 1054, § 7;  Laws 2003, LB 181, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 359, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 521, § 3;  Laws 2005, LB 401, § 2;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 1;  Laws 2010, LB951, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB299, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB349, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB661, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 5;  Laws 2018, LB1065, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB492, § 35;  Laws 2020, LB1055, § 2.
NE Code § 32-102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-102 - Act; applicability; how construed.

32-102.  Act; applicability; how construed.The Election Act shall apply to all elections held in the state unless otherwise specifically provided. The act shall be liberally construed so that the will of the registered voters is not defeated by an informality or a failure to comply with the act with respect to the giving of any notice or the conducting of any election or the certifying of the results of the election.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 2.
NE Code § 32-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-103 - Definitions, where found.

32-103.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Election Act, the definitions found in sections 32-104 to 32-120 shall be used.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 3;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 9;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 2;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB1055, § 3.
NE Code § 32-104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-104 - Candidate, defined.

32-104.  Candidate, defined.Candidate shall mean a registered voter for whom votes may be cast at any election and who, either tacitly or expressly, consents to be considered. Candidate shall not include a candidate for President or Vice President of the United States.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 4.
NE Code § 32-105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-105 - Certificate of election, defined.

32-105.  Certificate of election, defined.Certificate of election shall mean a document issued to a candidate who has been elected to office at an election.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 5.
NE Code § 32-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-106 - Certificate of nomination, defined.

32-106.  Certificate of nomination, defined.Certificate of nomination shall mean a document issued to a candidate who receives the requisite number of votes and qualifies to be placed on a general election ballot.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 6.
NE Code § 32-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-107 - District, defined.

32-107.  District, defined.District shall mean a subdivision of the state or of a county, city, village, or other political subdivision in which all registered voters residing within the district are entitled to participate in the election of any one or more candidates or in the determination by election of any question or proposition.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 7;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 10.
NE Code § 32-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-108 - Election, defined.

32-108.  Election, defined.Election shall mean any statewide or local primary, special, joint, or general election at which registered voters of the state or the political subdivision holding the election by ballot choose public officials or decide any questions and propositions lawfully submitted to them.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 8. Annotations  Court has jurisdiction over contest of election for reorganization of school districts. Arends v. Whitten, 172 Neb. 297, 109 N.W.2d 363 (1961). School district elections are specifically excepted from general primary election law. Farrell v. School Dist. No. 54, 164 Neb. 853, 84 N.W.2d 126 (1957).
NE Code § 32-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-109 - Elective office, defined.

32-109.  Elective office, defined.Elective office shall mean any office which has candidates nominated or elected at the time of a statewide primary election, any office which has candidates nominated at the time of a statewide primary election and elected at the time of a statewide general election, any office which has candidates elected at the time of a statewide general election, any office which has candidates nominated or elected at a city or village election, and any office created by an act of the Legislature which has candidates elected at an election.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 9.
NE Code § 32-110.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-110.01 - Electronic voting system, defined.

32-110.01.  Electronic voting system, defined.Electronic voting system means a voting system in which each part of the process is done electronically.Source Laws 2003, LB 358, § 3.
NE Code § 32-110.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-110.02 - Government document, defined.

32-110.02.  Government document, defined.Government document means an identification document or other document issued by a federal, state, or local government agency that includes the name and address of the voter as they appear on his or her voter registration application, including those documents that acknowledge the person's civil or legal status or entitlement to a government service or program.Source Laws 2005, LB 566, § 3.
NE Code § 32-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-111 - Incumbent, defined.

32-111.  Incumbent, defined.Incumbent shall mean the person whom the canvassers or the courts declare elected to an elective office or who has been appointed to an elective office.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 11.
NE Code § 32-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-112 - Oath, defined.

32-112.  Oath, defined.Oath shall include affirmation.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 12.
NE Code § 32-112.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-112.01 - Poll watcher, defined.

32-112.01.  Poll watcher, defined.Poll watcher means an individual appointed pursuant to section 32-961 who is legally in a polling place to observe the conduct of the election.Source Laws 2020, LB1055, § 4.
NE Code § 32-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-113 - Population, defined.

32-113.  Population, defined.Population shall mean the population of the state or any of its political subdivisions as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 13.
NE Code § 32-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-114 - Precinct, defined.

32-114.  Precinct, defined.Precinct shall mean a defined area established by law within which all registered voters cast their votes at one polling place. Precinct may include any ward or other division of territory in any city or village when created and designated by ordinance for election purposes.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 14.
NE Code § 32-115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-115 - Registered voter, defined.

32-115.  Registered voter, defined.Registered voter shall mean an elector who has a valid voter registration record on file with the election commissioner or county clerk in the county of his or her residence.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 15;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 11.  Annotations "Inactive" registered voters must be counted as registered voters until their names are legally removed from the voter rolls. State ex rel. Bellino v. Moore, 254 Neb. 385, 576 N.W.2d 793 (1998).
NE Code § 32-116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-116 - Residence, defined.

32-116.  Residence, defined.Residence shall mean (1) that place in Nebraska in which a person is actually domiciled, which is the residence of an individual or family, with which a person has a settled connection for the determination of his or her civil status or other legal purposes because it is actually or legally his or her permanent and principal home, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, he or she has the intention of returning, (2) the place in Nebraska where a person has his or her family domiciled even if he or she does business in another place, and (3) if a person is homeless, the county in Nebraska in which the person is living. No person serving in the armed forces of the United States shall be deemed to have a residence in Nebraska because of being stationed in Nebraska.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 16;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 29.  Annotations  This section does not establish absolute criteria for determining residence or domicile. Dilsaver v. Pollard, 191 Neb. 241, 214 N.W.2d 478 (1994). This section does not enlarge or limit the provisions of the Constitution which prescribe the qualifications of electors. Berry v. Wilcox, 44 Neb. 82, 62 N.W. 249, 48 A.S.R. 706 (1895).
NE Code § 32-117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-117 - Sign, defined.

32-117.  Sign, defined.Sign shall mean to affix a signature.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 17.
NE Code § 32-118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-118 - Signature, defined.

32-118.  Signature, defined.Signature shall mean the name of a person written with his or her own hand or the mark of a person unable to write his or her name if the person's name is written by some other person and the mark is made near the name by the person unable to write his or her name.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 18.
NE Code § 32-118.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-118.01 - Special election, defined.

32-118.01.  Special election, defined.Special election shall mean an election other than a regularly scheduled primary or general election as specified in statute or by home rule charter.Source  Laws 1997, LB 764, § 12. Annotations Special election is defined by this section. Arends v. Whitten, 172 Neb. 297, 109 N.W.2d 363 (1961).
NE Code § 32-119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-119 - Swear, defined.

32-119.  Swear, defined.Swear shall include affirm.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 19.
NE Code § 32-119.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-119.01 - Voting system, defined.

32-119.01.  Voting system, defined.Voting system means the process of creating, casting, and counting ballots.Source Laws 2003, LB 358, § 4.
NE Code § 32-120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-120 - Ward, defined.

32-120.  Ward, defined.Ward shall mean a compact and contiguous geographic area within a political subdivision created by the political subdivision for election purposes.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 20.
NE Code § 32-122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-122 - Member of the Legislature; start of second half of term of office.

32-122.  Member of the Legislature; start of second half of term of office.The second half of a term of office for a member of the Legislature starts on the day of the meeting of the Legislature at which members are regularly sworn in to office in the second calendar year which begins after the four-year term begins.Source Laws 2014, LB946, § 11.
NE Code § 32-201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-201 - Disputed points of election law; Secretary of State; duties.

32-201.  Disputed points of election law; Secretary of State; duties.The Secretary of State shall decide disputed points of election law. The decisions shall have the force of law until changed by the courts.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 21. Annotations  The Secretary of State cannot determine the substantive merits of the Legislature’s proposed constitutional amendment. But in a legal sufficiency challenge, he has a duty to reject a proposed amendment as legally defective for failing to satisfy form and procedural requirements. There is no requirement that the proposed amendment be “patently unconstitutional on its face” before the Secretary must act. State ex rel. Loontjer v. Gale, 288 Neb. 973, 853 N.W.2d 494 (2014). The Secretary of State’s statutory duties to provide the ballot form for the Legislature’s proposed constitutional amendments and to certify its contents, coupled with his duties to supervise elections and decide disputed points of election laws, clearly require him to consider whether a proposed amendment complies with the separate-vote provision. Power vested in a governmental body or officer carries with it the implied power to do what is necessary to accomplish an express statutory duty, absent any other law that restrains the implied power. State ex rel. Loontjer v. Gale, 288 Neb. 973, 853 N.W.2d 494 (2014).
NE Code § 32-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-202 - Secretary of State; duties.

32-202.  Secretary of State; duties.In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the Secretary of State shall:(1) Supervise the conduct of primary and general elections in this state;(2) Provide training for election commissioners, county clerks, and other election officials in providing for registration of voters and the conduct of elections;(3) Enforce the Election Act;(4) With the assistance and advice of the Attorney General, make uniform interpretations of the act;(5) Provide periodic training for the agencies and their agents and contractors in carrying out their duties under sections 32-308 to 32-310;(6) Develop and print forms for use as required by sections 32-308, 32-310, 32-320, 32-329, 32-947, 32-956, and 32-958;(7) Contract with the Department of Administrative Services for storage and distribution of the forms;(8) Require reporting to ensure compliance with sections 32-308 to 32-310;(9) Prepare and transmit reports as required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.;(10) Develop and print a manual describing the requirements of the initiative and referendum process and distribute the manual to election commissioners and county clerks for distribution to the public upon request;(11) Develop and print pamphlets described in section 32-1405.01;(12) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary for elections conducted under sections 32-952 to 32-959; and(13) Establish a free access system, such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website, that any voter who casts a provisional ballot may access to discover whether the vote of that voter was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason that the vote was not counted. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures necessary to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used by the free access system. Access to information about an individual provisional ballot shall be restricted to the individual who cast the ballot.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 22;   Laws 1995, LB 337, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 964, § 2;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 5;  Laws 2008, LB838, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 30.
NE Code § 32-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-203 - Secretary of State; powers.

32-203.  Secretary of State; powers.In addition to any other powers prescribed by law, the Secretary of State may:(1) Inspect, with or without the filing of a complaint by any person, and review the practices and procedures of election commissioners, county clerks, their employees, and other election officials in the conduct of primary and general elections and the registration of qualified electors;(2) Employ such personnel as necessary to efficiently carry out his or her powers and duties as prescribed in the Election Act;(3) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in regard to the registration of voters and the conduct of elections; and(4) Enforce the act by injunctive action brought by the Attorney General in the district court for the county in which any violation of the act occurs.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 23;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 4.
NE Code § 32-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-204 - Election Administration Fund; created; use; investment.

32-204.  Election Administration Fund; created; use; investment.The Election Administration Fund is hereby created. The fund shall consist of federal funds, state funds, gifts, and grants appropriated for the administration of elections. The Secretary of State shall use the fund for voting systems, provisional voting, computerized statewide voter registration lists, voter registration, training or informational materials related to elections, and any other costs related to elections. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. The State Treasurer shall transfer any funds in the Carbon Sequestration Assessment Cash Fund on August 24, 2017, to the Election Administration Fund.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 24;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 29;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 13;  Laws 2003, LB 14, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB661, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB644, § 3.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 32-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-205 - Secretary of State; office hours on election day.

32-205.  Secretary of State; office hours on election day.The office of the Secretary of State shall be open and available to any election commissioner, county clerk, city or village clerk, and their employees on each primary and general election day during the hours the polls are open for voting.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 25.
NE Code § 32-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-206 - Official election calendar; publish; contents; delivery of copy; filing or other acts; time.

32-206.  Official election calendar; publish; contents; delivery of copy; filing or other acts; time.(1) The Secretary of State shall publish an official election calendar by November 1 prior to the statewide primary election. Such calendar, to be approved as to form by the Attorney General, shall set forth the various election deadline dates and other pertinent data as determined by the Secretary of State. The official election calendar shall be merely a guideline and shall in no way legally bind the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.(2) The Secretary of State shall deliver a copy of the official election calendar to the state party headquarters of each recognized political party within ten days after publication under subsection (1) of this section.(3) Except as provided in sections 32-302, 32-304, and 32-306, any filing or other act required to be performed by a specified day shall be performed by 5 p.m. of such day, except that if such day falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, performance shall be required on the next business day.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 26;  Laws 2012, LB878, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB1048, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB1038, § 1.
NE Code § 32-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-207 - Election commissioner; counties having over 100,000 inhabitants; appointment; term; vacancy.

32-207.  Election commissioner; counties having over 100,000 inhabitants; appointment; term; vacancy.The office of election commissioner shall be created for each county having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants. The election commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve for a term of four years or until a successor has been appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint an election commissioner to serve the unexpired portion of the term.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 27. Cross References   Distribute political accountability and disclosure forms, see section 49-14,139.  Election commissioner perform duties of jury commissioner, when, see section 25-1647. Annotations  Election commissioner of Douglas County is not in charge of municipal elections in Sarpy County. Barton v. City of Omaha, 180 Neb. 752, 145 N.W.2d 444 (1966). This section provides for an election commissioner who is required to perform all of the duties in reference to elections that are performed by the county clerks in all other counties. Rasp v. McHugh, 121 Neb. 380, 237 N.W. 394 (1931). Duties of election commissioner and procedure to be followed in cases where the citizenship of an elector is in question are discussed in detail. State ex rel. Williams v. Moorhead, 96 Neb. 559, 148 N.W. 552 (1914), reversing 95 Neb. 80, 144 N.W. 1055 (1914).
NE Code § 32-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-208 - Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.

32-208.  Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.The election commissioner in counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall be a registered voter, a resident of such county for at least one year, and of good moral character and integrity and capacity. No person who is a candidate for any elective office or is a deputy, clerk, or employee of any person who is a candidate for any elective office shall be eligible for the office of election commissioner. The election commissioner shall not hold any other elective office or become a candidate for an elective office during his or her term of office. An election commissioner may be appointed to an elective office during his or her term of office as election commissioner, and acceptance of such appointment shall be deemed to be his or her resignation from the office of election commissioner.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 28;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 14;  Laws 2001, LB 226, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 707, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB449, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 6;  Laws 2017, LB451, § 2.  Annotations Under the act of 1889, a candidate for public office was not eligible to act as a supervisor of registration, but a supervisor of registration was eligible to be elected to public office. State ex rel. Roche v. Cosgrove, 34 Neb. 386, 51 N.W. 974 (1892).