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NE Code § 32-902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-902 - Voting instructions; voting information; posting.

32-902.  Voting instructions; voting information; posting.(1) The election commissioner or county clerk shall cause instructions for the guidance of registered voters in preparing their ballots to be printed in large, clear type on cards in English. He or she shall furnish at least five such cards to each polling place in each precinct at the same time and in the same manner as the printed ballots. The judges or clerks of election shall post such cards in each voting booth on the day of election. The card shall contain full instructions on preparing and casting ballots, including how to cast a write-in vote. The form and contents of the cards shall be approved by the Secretary of State.(2) The election commissioner or county clerk shall cause voting information to be posted in each polling place on the day of election. The voting information shall include the following information as approved by the Secretary of State:(a) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open;(b) Instructions for voters who registered to vote pursuant to section 32-304 or by mail and first-time voters;(c) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated; and(d) General information on federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 245;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 17;  Laws 2014, LB661, § 13. Annotations Statutory provisions regulating the conduct of an election are directory only when they are not essential to a fair election and they are not made mandatory by the statute itself. Boyer v. Aden, 241 Neb. 1, 486 N.W.2d 22 (1992).
NE Code § 32-904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-904 - Polling places; designation; changes; notification required.

32-904.  Polling places; designation; changes; notification required.(1) The election commissioner or county clerk shall designate the polling places for each precinct at which the registered voters of the precinct will cast their votes. Polling places representing different precincts may be combined at a single location when potential sites cannot be found, contracts for utilizing polling sites cannot be obtained, or a potential site is not accessible to handicapped persons as provided in section 32-907.(2) When combining polling places at a single site for an election other than a special election, the election commissioner or county clerk shall clearly separate the polling places from each other and maintain separate receiving boards. When combining polling places at a single site for a special election, the election commissioner or county clerk may combine the polling places and receiving boards.(3) Polling places shall not be changed between the statewide primary and general elections unless the election commissioner or county clerk has been authorized to make such change by the Secretary of State. If changes are authorized, the election commissioner or county clerk shall notify each state and local candidate affected by the change.(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Election Act, the Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, with the consent of the appropriate election commissioner or county clerk, for the establishment of polling places which may be used for voting pursuant to section 32-1041 for the twenty days preceding the day of election. Such polling places shall be in addition to the office of the election commissioner or county clerk and the polling places otherwise established pursuant to this section.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 247;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 81;  Laws 2005, LB 401, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB646, § 6;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 45.
NE Code § 32-905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-905 - Political subdivision; building; use as polling place; when.

32-905.  Political subdivision; building; use as polling place; when.A political subdivision which receives federal or state funds and owns or leases a building which is suitable for a polling place shall make the building available to the election commissioner or county clerk for use as a polling place in any election which involves the precinct in which the building is located. The political subdivision shall not charge for the use of the building as a polling place.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 248.
NE Code § 32-906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-906 - Polling place; supplies and equipment; designation outside precinct; standards.

32-906.  Polling place; supplies and equipment; designation outside precinct; standards.(1) The election commissioner or county clerk shall provide each polling place with ballot boxes, ballot box locks and keys, and a sufficient number of voting booths furnished with supplies and conveniences to enable each registered voter to prepare his or her ballot for voting and to secretly mark his or her ballot. One voting booth shall be provided for approximately every one hundred registered voters in the precinct. The election commissioner or county clerk may increase or decrease the number of voting booths to accommodate the expected voter turnout of any election other than a statewide election.(2) When there is no structure within the precinct suitable for use as a polling place, the election commissioner or county clerk may designate a polling place outside the precinct and convenient thereto which shall be provided with voting booths furnished with supplies and conveniences as are other polling places.(3) Standards for polling places shall include any applicable standards developed under sections 81-5,147 and 81-5,148.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 249;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 19;  Laws 2007, LB646, § 7.
NE Code § 32-907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-907 - Polling places; accessibility requirements; Secretary of State; duties; training manual; training.

32-907.  Polling places; accessibility requirements; Secretary of State; duties; training manual; training.(1) All polling places shall be accessible to all registered voters and shall be in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, as amended. In addition, all polling places shall be modified or relocated to architecturally barrier-free buildings to provide unobstructed access to such polling places by people with physical limitations as required by this section. At least one voting booth shall be so constructed as to provide easy access for people with limitations, shall accommodate a wheelchair, and shall have a cover or barrier to provide privacy. The modifications required by this section may be of a temporary nature to provide such unobstructed access only on election day.(2) All polling places shall meet the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, as amended, including, but not limited to, requirements for:(a) Parking;(b) An exterior route to an accessible entrance;(c) Polling place entrances;(d) The route from the entrance into the voting area;(e) Voting areas, including, but not limited to, a sign (i) that indicates that assistance is available, (ii) that contains the contact telephone number approved by the Secretary of State, and (iii) posted with visible lettering that is two inches, plus one-eighth inch per foot of viewing distance more than one hundred eighty inches from viewing points;(f) Ramps;(g) Lifts; and(h) Elevators.(3) The Secretary of State shall develop, print, and make publicly available a training manual regarding accessibility requirements of the Election Act, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, as amended.(4) The Secretary of State shall include in the biennial training for election commissioners and county clerks current standards for accessibility. All poll workers shall receive training regarding accessibility between appointment and serving at an election.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 250;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 46.
NE Code § 32-908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-908 - Polls; when opened and closed.

32-908.  Polls; when opened and closed.(1) At all elections in the area of this state lying within the Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight time zone, the polls shall open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. of the same day, and in the area lying within the Central Standard or Central Daylight time zone, the polls shall open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. of the same day.(2) If the judges and clerks of election are not present at the polls at the required hour, the polls may be opened by those placed in charge of the polling place at any time before the time required for closing the polls on election day.(3) If at the hour of closing there are any persons desiring to vote who are in the polling place or in a line at the polling place and who have not been able to vote since appearing at the polling place, the polls shall be kept open reasonably long enough after the hour for closing to allow those present at that hour to vote. No person arriving after the hour when the polls have officially closed shall be entitled to vote.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 251;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 32.
NE Code § 32-909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-909 - Ballot box; inspection and use; election officials; duties.

32-909.  Ballot box; inspection and use; election officials; duties.Before any ballot is deposited in the ballot box, the ballot box shall be publicly opened and exhibited and the judges and clerks of election shall see that no ballot is in the box. The ballot box shall then be locked and the key delivered to one of the judges of election or, in counties having an election commissioner, to the precinct inspector. A ballot box which contains ballots that will be counted using a scanner may be opened prior to the hour established by law for the closing of the polls at the discretion of the election commissioner or county clerk.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 252;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 20;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 33;  Laws 2007, LB646, § 8.
NE Code § 32-910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-910 - Polling places; obstructions prohibited; restrictions on access.

32-910.  Polling places; obstructions prohibited; restrictions on access.Any judge or clerk of election, precinct or district inspector, sheriff, or other peace officer shall clear the passageways and prevent obstruction of the doors or entries and provide free ingress to and egress from the polling place or building and shall arrest any person obstructing such passageways. Other than a registered voter engaged in receiving, preparing, or marking a ballot or depositing a ballot in a ballot box or a precinct-based optical scanner at the polling place, an election commissioner, a county clerk, a precinct inspector, a district inspector, a judge of election, a clerk of election, a member of a counting board, or a poll watcher as provided in section 32-1525, no person shall be permitted to be within eight feet of the ballot boxes or within eight feet of any ballots being counted by a counting board.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 253;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 82;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 47;  Laws 2020, LB1055, § 13.
NE Code § 32-911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-911 - Judges of election; presence; required.

32-911.  Judges of election; presence; required.No two judges of election shall be absent at the same time from the room in which the election is held during the hours the polls are open or while the votes are being counted.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 254.
NE Code § 32-913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-913 - Precinct list of registered voters; sign-in register; preparation and use.

32-913.  Precinct list of registered voters; sign-in register; preparation and use.(1) The clerks of election shall have a list of registered voters of the precinct and a sign-in register at the polling place on election day. The list of registered voters shall be used for guidance on election day and may be in the form of a computerized, typed, or handwritten list or precinct registration cards. Registered voters of the precinct shall place and record their signature in the sign-in register before receiving any ballot. The list of registered voters and the sign-in register may be combined into one document at the discretion of the election commissioner or county clerk including, beginning July 1, 2019, by the use of an electronic poll book. If a combined document is used, a clerk of election may list the names of the registered voters in a separate book in the order in which they voted.(2) Within twenty-four hours after the polls close in the precinct, the precinct inspector or one of the judges of election shall deliver the precinct list of registered voters and the precinct sign-in register to the election commissioner or county clerk. The election commissioner or county clerk shall file and preserve the list and register. No member of a receiving board who has custody or charge of the precinct list of registered voters and the precinct sign-in register shall permit the list or register to leave his or her possession from the time of receipt until he or she delivers them to another member of the receiving board or to the precinct inspector or judge of election for delivery to the election commissioner or county clerk.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 256;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 83;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 21;  Laws 2007, LB44, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB1065, § 6.
NE Code § 32-914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-914 - Ballots; distribution procedure.

32-914.  Ballots; distribution procedure.(1) Official ballots shall be used at all elections. No person shall receive a ballot or be entitled to vote unless and until he or she is registered as a voter except as provided in section 32-914.01, 32-914.02, 32-915, 32-915.01, or 32-936.(2) Except as otherwise specifically provided, no ballot shall be handed to any voter at any election until:(a) He or she announces his or her name and address to the clerk of election;(b) The clerk has found that he or she is a registered voter at the address as shown by the precinct list of registered voters unless otherwise entitled to vote in the precinct under section 32-328, 32-914.01, 32-914.02, 32-915, or 32-915.01;(c) The voter has presented a photographic identification which is current and valid at the time of the election, or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document which is current at the time of the election and which shows the same name and residence address of the voter that is on the precinct list of registered voters, if the voter registered by mail after January 1, 2003, and has not previously voted in an election for a federal office within the county and a notation appears on the precinct list of registered voters that the voter has not previously presented identification to the election commissioner or county clerk;(d) As instructed by the clerk of election, the registered voter has personally written his or her name (i) in the precinct sign-in register on the appropriate line which follows the last signature of any previous voter or (ii) in the combined document containing the precinct list of registered voters and the sign-in register; and(e) The clerk has listed on the precinct list of registered voters the corresponding line number and name of the registered voter or has listed the name of the voter in a separate book as provided in section 32-913.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 257;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 84;  Laws 2002, LB 1054, § 19;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 22;  Laws 2003, LB 359, § 4;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 34;  Laws 2007, LB44, § 2.
NE Code § 32-914.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-914.01 - Registered voter; change of name; entitled to vote; when.

32-914.01.  Registered voter; change of name; entitled to vote; when.If a person who is registered to vote changes his or her name but the voter registration register has not been changed to reflect the change of name, the person shall be entitled to vote at the polling place upon completing a registration application to update his or her voter registration record at the polling place. The election commissioner or county clerk shall update the voter registration register to reflect the change of name.Source   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 85;  Laws 1999, LB 234, § 10;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 35.
NE Code § 32-914.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-914.02 - Registered voter; change of residence; entitled to vote; when.

32-914.02.  Registered voter; change of residence; entitled to vote; when.If a person who is registered to vote moves to a new residence within the same county and precinct and has continuously resided in such county and precinct since registering to vote but the voter registration register has not been changed to reflect the move, the person shall be entitled to vote at the polling place for the new residence. The election commissioner or county clerk shall designate whether such a person is entitled to a regular ballot upon completing a registration application to update his or her voter registration record at the polling place or a provisional ballot as provided in section 32-915. The election commissioner or county clerk shall implement the policy regarding designation of ballots uniformly throughout the county. The election commissioner or county clerk shall update the voter registration register to reflect the change of address.Source   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 86;  Laws 1999, LB 234, § 11;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 23;  Laws 2005, LB 566, § 36;  Laws 2010, LB325, § 4.
NE Code § 32-915.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-915.01 - Provisional ballot; required; when.

32-915.01.  Provisional ballot; required; when.Any person who votes in an election for federal office as a result of a federal or state court order or any other order extending the time established for closing the polls pursuant to a state law in effect ten days before the date of that election may only vote in that election by casting a provisional ballot as described in section 32-915.Source Laws 2003, LB 358, § 25.
NE Code § 32-917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-917 - Spoiled ballots; how treated.

32-917.  Spoiled ballots; how treated.Any registered voter who spoils his or her ballot may receive another ballot after returning the spoiled ballot. No registered voter shall receive more than four ballots in all. The registered voter shall write invalid or void on the spoiled ballot and return it to the judges of election. The judges of election shall maintain the secrecy of the spoiled ballots and shall cause the spoiled ballots to be made up in a sealed packet. The judges of election shall endorse the packet with the words Spoiled Ballots and the designation of the precinct. The judges of election shall sign such endorsement label and shall return the packet to the election commissioner or county clerk with a statement by the judges of election showing the number of ballots spoiled.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 260. Annotations  Ballot counted and returned by election board in envelope marked rejected ballots should be counted in election contest. White v. Slama, 89 Neb. 65, 130 N.W. 978 (1911). Stringing spoiled ballots, tied into a bundle, upon the same thread that the ballots cast had been strung upon was at most an irregularity which did not invalidate the election. Hendee v. Hayden, 42 Neb. 760, 60 N.W. 1034 (1894).
NE Code § 32-918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-918 - Assistance to registered voters; when; procedure.

32-918.  Assistance to registered voters; when; procedure.(1) If a registered voter declares to the judge of election that he or she cannot read or that he or she suffers blindness or other physical disability or handicap such that the registered voter requires assistance in the marking of his or her ballot, (a) the registered voter may be assisted in marking his or her ballot by a relative or friend of his or her selection or (b) one judge of election and one clerk of election of different political parties may take the ballot or ballots from the polling place to a convenient place within the building or to the registered voter's automobile if the automobile is within one block of the polling place and the disabled or handicapped person may cast his or her ballot in the general presence of the judge and clerk. If a registered voter declares to the judge of election that he or she needs assistance in the operation of a voting device, a judge or clerk of election may assist the voter in operating the device.(2) The judge and clerk shall give no information regarding the casting of the ballot. Any registered voter receiving assistance in voting the ballot from a judge and clerk shall declare to the judge and clerk the name of the candidates and the measures for which he or she desires to vote, and the judge and clerk shall cast his or her ballot only as he or she so requests. No person other than the registered voter who is receiving assistance shall divulge to anyone within the polling place the name of any candidate for whom he or she intends to vote or ask or receive assistance within the polling place in the preparation of his or her ballot.(3) The judges of election shall enter Assistance Rendered upon the precinct sign-in register near the name of any registered voter who receives such assistance in casting his or her ballot and shall include the name of such person rendering assistance to the registered voter. The person rendering assistance shall sign an oath before a judge of election substantially as follows: ............., hereby swears that he or she is a friend or relative of .............., a disabled registered voter who requested assistance in casting the ballot, that he or she did enter the voting booth or aid such voter outside of the voting booth and marked the ballot according to the intentions and desires of the registered voter, that he or she has kept the ballot at all times in his or her possession, and that the ballot was duly delivered to the judge of election on this ...... day of .......... 20.... .Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 261;  Laws 2003, LB 358, § 27.
NE Code § 32-919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-919 - Registered voter; ballots; prohibited acts; forfeit vote.

32-919.  Registered voter; ballots; prohibited acts; forfeit vote.Every registered voter receiving a ballot shall, before leaving the polling room, vote or, if he or she does not wish to vote, return all ballots so received to be deposited into the ballot box by a member of the receiving board. No person receiving a ballot shall take the same from the polling room except as authorized in the Election Act. No person shall remove any ballot from the polling room before the closing of the polls except as otherwise authorized under the Election Act. Any person taking a ballot from the polling room in violation of this section shall forfeit and lose his or her right to vote at the election. If an inspector or a judge or clerk of election observes a person about to violate this section, the inspector, judge, or clerk shall inform the person of the penalties provided in this section and section 32-1535.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 262.