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NE Code § 32-1203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1203 - Political subdivisions; election expenses; duties; determination of charge.

32-1203.  Political subdivisions; election expenses; duties; determination of charge.(1) Each city, village, school district, public power district, sanitary and improvement district, metropolitan utilities district, fire district, natural resources district, regional metropolitan transit authority, community college area, learning community coordinating council, educational service unit, hospital district, reclamation district, and library board shall pay for the costs of nominating and electing its officers as provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4) of this section. If a special issue is placed on the ballot at the time of the statewide primary or general election by any political subdivision, the political subdivision shall pay for the costs of the election as provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4) of this section. The districts listed in this subsection shall furnish to the Secretary of State and election commissioner or county clerk any maps and additional information which the election commissioner or county clerk may require in the proper performance of their duties in the conduct of elections and certification of results.(2) The charge for each primary and general election shall be determined by (a) ascertaining the total cost of all chargeable costs as described in section 32-1202, (b) dividing the total cost by the number of precincts participating in the election to fix the cost per precinct, (c) prorating the cost per precinct by the inked ballot inch in each precinct for each political subdivision, and (d) totaling the cost for each precinct for each political subdivision, except that the minimum charge for each primary and general election for each political subdivision shall be one hundred dollars.(3) In lieu of the charge determined pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the election commissioner or county clerk may charge public power districts the fee for election costs set by section 70-610.(4) In lieu of the charge determined pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the election commissioner or county clerk may bill school districts directly for the costs of an election held under section 10-703.01.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 368;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 104;  Laws 2008, LB1067, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB449, § 11;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 27;  Laws 2019, LB492, § 39.
NE Code § 32-1204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1204 - Separate election; joint election; costs; political subdivisions; duties.

32-1204.  Separate election; joint election; costs; political subdivisions; duties.(1) Every political subdivision shall pay the cost of holding and conducting a separate election on its behalf by the election commissioner or county clerk. The election commissioner or county clerk shall fix and certify the total cost of the separate election to the political subdivision involved. Total cost shall include all chargeable costs as provided in section 32-1202.(2) Except as provided in section 32-1203, if any two or more political subdivisions hold a joint election, the election commissioner or county clerk shall fix and certify to each political subdivision joining in such election the portion of the total cost which each shall bear.(3) If a special issue is placed on the ballot of a joint or separate election by any political subdivision, the election commissioner or county clerk shall charge such political subdivision for any additional costs in printing ballots and in publication.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 369.
NE Code § 32-1205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1205 - Recall election; costs.

32-1205.  Recall election; costs.A political subdivision in which an official is recalled or a vacancy needs to be filled as the result of a recall petition shall pay the costs of the recall procedure and any special election held as a result of a recall election. If a recall election is canceled pursuant to section 32-1306, the political subdivision shall be responsible for costs incurred related to the canceled election. The costs shall include all chargeable costs as provided in section 32-1202 associated with preparing for and conducting a recall or special election.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 370;  Laws 2008, LB312, § 3.
NE Code § 32-1206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1206 - Other elections; costs.

32-1206.  Other elections; costs.Any election not otherwise provided for in sections 32-1203 to 32-1205 which is conducted by the election commissioner or county clerk shall be paid for by the entity holding the election.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 371.
NE Code § 32-1207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1207 - Costs of elections; certification; payment; when due.

32-1207.  Costs of elections; certification; payment; when due.The election commissioner or county clerk shall fix and certify the cost of elections pursuant to sections 32-1203 to 32-1206. The cost of elections shall be due and payable from each political subdivision within thirty days after the receipt of the statement certifying the cost of the election. All payments received by the election commissioner or county clerk from each political subdivision for the cost of elections shall be placed in the county general fund and shall be used to help defray the cost of elections.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 372.
NE Code § 32-1208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1208 - Election equipment and materials; availability; costs.

32-1208.  Election equipment and materials; availability; costs.The election commissioner or county clerk shall provide polling booths, ballot boxes, secrecy sleeves, and other ballot supply kits to political subdivisions upon request. The cost of such equipment and materials shall be amortized over a period of ten to twenty years and shall be chargeable to the political subdivision under section 32-1202.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 373;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 105.
NE Code § 32-1301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1301 - Recall; filing clerk, defined.

32-1301.  Recall; filing clerk, defined.For purposes of sections 32-1301 to 32-1309, filing clerk shall mean the election commissioner or county clerk for recall of elected officers of cities, villages, counties, irrigation districts, natural resources districts, public power districts, school districts, community college areas, educational service units, hospital districts, and metropolitan utilities districts.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 374;  Laws 2003, LB 444, § 9.
NE Code § 32-1302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1302 - Officials subject to recall.

32-1302.  Officials subject to recall.(1) Except for trustees of sanitary and improvement districts, any elected official of a political subdivision and any elected member of the governing bodies of cities, villages, counties, irrigation districts, natural resources districts, public power districts, school districts, community college areas, educational service units, hospital districts, and metropolitan utilities districts may be removed from office by recall pursuant to sections 32-1301 to 32-1309. A trustee of a sanitary and improvement district may be removed from office by recall pursuant to sections 31-786 to 31-793.(2) If due to reapportionment the boundaries of the area served by the official or body change, the recall procedure and special election provisions of sections 32-1301 to 32-1309 shall apply to the registered voters within the boundaries of the new area.(3) The recall procedure and special election provisions of such sections shall apply to members of the governing bodies listed in subsection (1) of this section, other than sanitary and improvement districts, who are elected by precinct, district, or subdistrict of the political subdivision. Only registered voters of such member's precinct, district, or subdistrict may sign a recall petition or vote at the recall election. The recall election shall be held within the member's precinct, district, or subdistrict. When an elected member is nominated by precinct, district, or subdistrict in the primary election and elected at large in the general election, the recall provisions shall apply to the registered voters at the general election.(4) The recall procedure and special election provisions shall apply to the mayor and members of the city council of municipalities with a home rule charter notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the home rule charter.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 375;   Laws 1997, LB 874, § 12.
NE Code § 32-1305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1305 - Petition papers; filing; signature verification; procedure.

32-1305.  Petition papers; filing; signature verification; procedure.(1) The principal circulator or circulators shall file, as one instrument, all petition papers comprising a recall petition for signature verification with the filing clerk within thirty days after the filing clerk issues the initial petition papers to the principal circulator or circulators as provided in section 32-1303.(2) If the filing clerk is the subject of a recall petition, the signature verification process shall be conducted by two election commissioners or county clerks appointed by the Secretary of State. Mileage and expenses incurred by officials appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be reimbursed by the political subdivision involved in the recall.(3) Within fifteen business days after the filing of the petition, the filing clerk shall ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the requisite number of registered voters. No new signatures may be added after the initial filing of the petition papers. No signatures may be removed unless the filing clerk receives an affidavit signed by the person requesting his or her signature be removed before the petitions are filed with the filing clerk for signature verification. If the petition is found to be sufficient, the filing clerk shall attach to the petition a certificate showing the result of such examination. If the requisite number of signatures has not been gathered, the filing clerk shall file the petition in his or her office without prejudice to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 378;  Laws 2020, LB1055, § 16.
NE Code § 32-1306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1306 - Filing clerk; notification required; recall election; when held; failure to order; effect.

32-1306.  Filing clerk; notification required; recall election; when held; failure to order; effect.(1) If the recall petition is found to be sufficient, the filing clerk shall notify the official whose removal is sought and the governing body of the affected political subdivision that sufficient signatures have been gathered. Notification of the official sought to be removed may be by any method specified in section 25-505.01 or, if notification cannot be made with reasonable diligence by any of the methods specified in section 25-505.01, by leaving such notice at the official's usual place of residence and mailing a copy by first-class mail to the official's last-known address.(2) The governing body of the political subdivision shall, within twenty-one days after receipt of the notification from the filing clerk pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, order an election. The date of the election shall be the first available date that complies with section 32-405 and that can be certified to the election commissioner or county clerk at least fifty days prior to the election, except that if any other election is to be held in that political subdivision within ninety days after such notification, the governing body of the political subdivision shall provide for the holding of the recall election on the same day.(3) All resignations shall be tendered as provided in section 32-562. If the official whose removal is sought resigns before the recall election is held, the governing body may cancel the recall election if the governing body notifies the election commissioner or county clerk of the cancellation at least twenty-four days prior to the election, otherwise the recall election shall be held as scheduled.(4) If the governing body of the political subdivision fails or refuses to order a recall election within the time required, the election may be ordered by the district court having jurisdiction over a county in which the elected official serves. If a filing clerk is subject to a recall election, the Secretary of State shall conduct the recall election.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 379;  Laws 2004, LB 820, § 2;  Laws 2008, LB312, § 4;  Laws 2011, LB449, § 13;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 60;  Laws 2020, LB1055, § 17.
NE Code § 32-1307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1307 - Recall election; ballot.

32-1307.  Recall election; ballot.The form of the official ballot at a recall election held pursuant to section 32-1306 shall conform to the requirements of this section. With respect to each person whose removal is sought, the question shall be submitted: Shall (name of person) be removed from the office of (name of office)? Immediately following each such question there shall be printed on the ballot the two responses: Yes and No. Next to each response shall be placed a square or oval in which the registered voters may vote for one of the responses by making a cross or other clear, identifiable mark. The name of the official which shall appear on the ballot shall be the name of the official that appeared on the ballot of the previous general election that included his or her name.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 380;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 43.
NE Code § 32-1308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1308 - Recall election; results; effect; vacancies; how filled.

32-1308.  Recall election; results; effect; vacancies; how filled.(1) If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election are against the removal of the official named on the ballot or the election results in a tie, the official shall continue in office for the remainder of his or her term but may be subject to further recall attempts as provided in section 32-1309.(2) If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election are for the removal of the official named on the ballot, he or she shall, regardless of any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office unless a recount is ordered. If the official is deemed removed, the removal shall result in a vacancy in the office which shall be filled as provided in this section and sections 32-567 to 32-570 and 32-574.(3) If the election results show a margin of votes equal to one percent or less between the removal or retention of the official in question, the Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk shall order a recount of the votes cast unless the official named on the ballot files a written statement with the filing clerk that he or she does not want a recount.(4) If there are vacancies in the offices of one-half or more of the members of any governing body at one time due to the recall of such members, a special election to fill such vacancies shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible by the Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk.(5) No official who is removed at a recall election or who resigns after the initiation of the recall process shall be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting from his or her removal or the removal of any other member of the same governing body during the remainder of his or her term of office.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 381;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 28.
NE Code § 32-1309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1309 - Recall petition filing form prohibited; when.

32-1309.  Recall petition filing form prohibited; when.No recall petition filing form shall be filed against an elected official within twelve months after a recall election has failed to remove him or her from office or within six months after the beginning of his or her term of office or within six months prior to the incumbent filing deadline for the office.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 382;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 61.
NE Code § 32-1401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1401 - Initiative petition; form.

32-1401.  Initiative petition; form.The form of a petition for initiating any law or any amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska shall comply with the requirements of sections 32-628 and 32-1403 and shall be substantially as follows:Initiative PetitionThe object of this petition is to .......................... (Print a concise statement in large type of the legal effect of the filing of the petition and the object sought to be secured by submitting the measure to the voters).To the Honorable ............................, Secretary of State for the State of Nebraska:We, the undersigned residents of the State of Nebraska and the county of ............, respectfully demand that the following proposed law (or amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska as the case may be) shall be referred to the registered voters of the state for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on the .... day of ........ 20...., and each for himself or herself says:I have personally signed this petition on the date opposite my name;I am a registered voter of the State of Nebraska and county of .......... and am qualified to sign this petition or I will be so registered and qualified on or before the date on which this petition is required to be filed with the Secretary of State; andMy printed name, date of birth, street and number or voting precinct, and city, village, or post office address are correctly written after my signature.(Here follow numbered lines for signature, printed name, date of birth, date, street and number or voting precinct, and city, village, or post office address.)Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 383;   Laws 1997, LB 460, § 5;  Laws 2004, LB 813, § 18.  Cross References  Constitutional amendments proposed by Legislature, procedure, see sections 49-201 to 49-211.
NE Code § 32-1402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1402 - Referendum petition; form.

32-1402.  Referendum petition; form.The form of a petition for ordering a referendum upon any act or any part of any act passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska shall comply with the requirements of sections 32-628 and 32-1403 and shall be substantially as follows:Referendum PetitionThe object of this petition is to ......................... (Print a concise statement in large type of the legal effect of the filing of the petition and the object sought to be secured by submitting the measure to the voters).To the Honorable ............................, Secretary of State for the State of Nebraska:We, the undersigned residents of the State of Nebraska and the county of ................, respectfully order that Legislative Bill No. .... entitled ................... (title of act and, if the petition is against less than the whole act, then set forth here the part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the .............. Legislature of the State of Nebraska at its ....... Session, shall be referred to the registered voters of the state for retention or repeal at the general election to be held on the .... day of ....... 20...., and each for himself or herself says:I have personally signed this petition on the date opposite my name;I am a registered voter of the State of Nebraska and county of .......... and am qualified to sign this petition or I will be so registered and qualified on or before the date on which this petition is required to be filed with the Secretary of State; andMy printed name, date of birth, street and number or voting precinct, and city, village, or post office address are correctly written after my signature.(Here follow numbered lines for signature, printed name, date, date of birth, street and number or voting precinct, and city, village, or post office address.)Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 384;   Laws 1997, LB 460, § 6;  Laws 2004, LB 813, § 19.  Annotations  Statutory form for referendum petition is furnished by this section. Klosterman v. Marsh, 180 Neb. 506, 143 N.W.2d 744 (1966). Referendum petition need not have a copy of the measure attached to it until offered for filing, at which time it shall be sufficient if the referendum petition, taken as a whole, which includes all of the various sheets, has a full and correct copy of the measure attached to it. State ex rel. Ayres v. Amsberry, 104 Neb. 273, 177 N.W. 179 (1920), judgment vacated in 104 Neb. 279, 178 N.W. 822 (1920). This act is constitutional. Barkley v. Pool, 103 Neb. 629, 173 N.W. 600 (1919); Barkley v. Pool, 102 Neb. 799, 169 N.W. 730 (1918). A referendum petition does not need to contain any part of the act unless the referendum is sought against only a part of the act, and a petition seeking a referendum against an entire act is valid even though the petition contains a copy of the act from which a word has been omitted. Bartling v. Wait, 96 Neb. 532, 148 N.W. 507 (1914).
NE Code § 32-1403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1403 - Initiative or referendum; petition; title and text required; filing.

32-1403.  Initiative or referendum; petition; title and text required; filing.A full and correct copy of the title and text of the law or amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska to be proposed by an initiative petition or the measure sought to be referred to the registered voters by a referendum petition shall be printed upon each sheet of the petition which contains signatures. The petition may be filed with the Secretary of State in numbered sections for convenience in handling.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 385.
NE Code § 32-1404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1404 - Initiative and referendum petitions; signers and circulators; requirements.

32-1404.  Initiative and referendum petitions; signers and circulators; requirements.A signer of an initiative and referendum petition shall be a registered voter of the State of Nebraska on or before the date on which the petition is required to be filed with the Secretary of State and shall meet the requirements of section 32-630. A person who circulates initiative and referendum petitions shall comply with the requirements of section 32-629 and subsection (2) of section 32-630 and with the prohibitions contained in subdivisions (3)(a), (d), and (f) of section 32-630.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 386;   Laws 1995, LB 337, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 460, § 7;  Laws 2003, LB 444, § 12;  Laws 2008, LB39, § 5;  Laws 2015, LB367, § 2.
NE Code § 32-1405.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-1405.01 - Initiative and referendum measures; informational pamphlet; contents; distribution.

32-1405.01.  Initiative and referendum measures; informational pamphlet; contents; distribution.(1) The Secretary of State shall develop and print one informational pamphlet on all initiative and referendum measures to be placed on the ballot. The pamphlet shall include the measure number, the ballot title and text, and the full text of each initiated or referred measure and arguments both for and against each measure.(2) The Secretary of State shall write the arguments for and against each measure, and each set of arguments shall consist of no more than two hundred fifty words. Information for the arguments may be provided by the sponsors of the measure, opponents to the measure, and other sources.(3) The Secretary of State shall distribute the pamphlets to election commissioners and county clerks at least six weeks prior to the election. The election commissioners and county clerks shall immediately make the pamphlets available in their offices and in at least three other public locations that will facilitate distribution to the public.Source  Laws 1995, LB 337, § 7.