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NE Code § 32-609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-609 - Candidate filing form; designation of political affiliation prohibited; when.

32-609.  Candidate filing form; designation of political affiliation prohibited; when.The candidate filing form filed pursuant to sections 32-606 and 32-607 by each candidate for the State Board of Education, member of the Legislature, Regent of the University of Nebraska, director of a public power and irrigation district, reclamation district, or natural resources district, every other nonpartisan office created by law, member of a school board of a Class IV or V school district, and candidate for elective office of a city of the first or second class or a village shall not in any way refer to or designate the political affiliation of the candidate except as otherwise provided pursuant to section 32-557.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 177;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 57;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 17.  Annotations  The nonpartisan judiciary act was a statute complete in itself and related to an independent subject. State ex rel. Zeilinger v. Thompson, 134 Neb. 739, 279 N.W. 462 (1938); State ex rel. Acton v. Penrod, 102 Neb. 734, 169 N.W. 266 (1918). The purpose of the 1923 amendment to another act was to eliminate the apparent conflict that had previously existed with regard to the manner of electing county superintendents. McQuiston v. Griffith, 128 Neb. 260, 258 N.W. 553 (1935). The nonpartisan judiciary act was independent legislation and constitutional although it materially changed certain provisions of the election laws without referring to the sections changed. State ex rel. Kaspar v. Lehmkuhl, 127 Neb. 812, 257 N.W. 229 (1934). The nonpartisan judiciary act did not contemplate write-in candidates for such offices. State ex rel. Oleson v. Minor, 105 Neb. 228, 180 N.W. 84 (1920). The nonpartisan judiciary act incorporates by reference all provisions of the general election laws which do not conflict with the act. State ex rel. Hughes v. Hogeboom, 103 Neb. 603, 173 N.W. 589 (1919).
NE Code § 32-610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-610 - Partisan elections; candidate; requirements.

32-610.  Partisan elections; candidate; requirements.No person shall be allowed to file a candidate filing form as a partisan candidate or to have his or her name placed upon a primary election ballot of a political party if subsection (2) of section 32-720 applies to the political party. For any other political party, no person shall be allowed to file a candidate filing form as a partisan candidate or to have his or her name placed upon a primary election ballot of a political party unless (1) he or she is a registered voter of the political party if required pursuant to section 32-702 and (2)(a) the political party has at least ten thousand persons affiliated as indicated by voter registration records in Nebraska or (b) at one of the two immediately preceding statewide general elections, (i) a candidate nominated by the political party polled at least five percent of the entire vote in the state in a statewide race or (ii) a combination of candidates nominated by the political party for a combination of districts that encompass all of the voters of the entire state polled at least five percent of the vote in each of their respective districts. A candidate filing form filed in violation of this section shall be void.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 178;  Laws 2012, LB1035, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB1048, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB34, § 1.  Annotations  Names of candidates for President and Vice President cannot be placed on ballot unless appropriate action is taken by political party organized in this state. State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 150 Neb. 233, 34 N.W.2d 279 (1948). A candidate is not entitled to have his name placed upon the primary ballot unless his party polled the vote required by this section at the last election, or is a newly formed party. State ex rel. Nelson v. Marsh, 123 Neb. 423, 243 N.W. 277 (1932).
NE Code § 32-611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-611 - Nomination by registered voters; affidavit; requirements; candidate filing form; when required.

32-611.  Nomination by registered voters; affidavit; requirements; candidate filing form; when required.Twenty-five registered voters of the same political party may seek to have a person's name placed on the primary election ballot as a partisan candidate by filing an affidavit stating that they are registered voters, the political party with which they are registered, the name of the proposed candidate, and that the proposed candidate is a registered voter of the same political party. The affidavit shall be filed in the same manner and with the same filing officer as provided for candidate filing forms. The proposed candidate shall, within five days from the date of the filing of the affidavit, file a candidate filing form as provided in section 32-607 stating that he or she is a registered voter and is affiliated with the political party named in the affidavit. If the candidate filing form is not filed within such five-day period, the name of the candidate shall not be placed upon the primary election ballot.Source  Laws 1994, LB 76, § 179.
NE Code § 32-612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-612 - Change of political party affiliation; requirements for candidacy; prohibited acts.

32-612.  Change of political party affiliation; requirements for candidacy; prohibited acts.(1) A change of political party affiliation by a registered voter so as to affiliate with the political party named in the candidate filing form or in an affidavit as a write-in candidate pursuant to section 32-615 after the first Friday in December prior to the statewide primary election shall not be effective to meet the requirements of section 32-610 or 32-611 or subsection (4) of this section, except that any person may change his or her political party affiliation after the first Friday in December prior to the statewide primary election to become a candidate of a new political party which has successfully completed the petition process required by section 32-716.(2) No registered voter, candidate, or proposed candidate shall swear falsely as to political party affiliation or shall swear that he or she affiliates with two or more political parties. Any candidate who swears falsely as to political party affiliation or swears that he or she affiliates with two or more political parties shall not be the candidate of such party and shall not be entitled to assume the office for which he or she filed even if he or she receives a majority or plurality of the votes therefor at the following general election.(3) The name of a candidate shall not appear printed on more than one political party ballot. A candidate who is the nominee of one political party shall not accept the nomination of another political party.(4) In order to count write-in votes on a political party ballot in the primary election, the candidate who receives the votes must be a registered voter of that political party unless the political party allows candidates not affiliated with the party by not adopting a rule under section 32-702.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 180;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 58;  Laws 2007, LB646, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 16.  Annotations  A person who has no "political party affiliation" cannot change his or her "political party affiliation." Davis v. Gale, 299 Neb. 377, 908 N.W.2d 618 (2018). The phrase "political party affiliation" is a term of art specifically referencing an existing relationship with one of Nebraska's established political parties. Nonpartisan has no relationship with any of Nebraska's established political parties and thus has no "political party affiliation" as that phrase is used in the Election Act. Davis v. Gale, 299 Neb. 377, 908 N.W.2d 618 (2018). A candidate for a newly formed political party need not comply with the provisions of this section. State ex rel. Chambers v. Beermann, 229 Neb. 696, 428 N.W.2d 883 (1988).
NE Code § 32-613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-613 - President; nominating petition; consent of candidate required; form of petition.

32-613.  President; nominating petition; consent of candidate required; form of petition.Any petition to place a person's name on the primary election ballot for President of the United States shall contain the names of not less than one hundred voters registered with the appropriate political party from each congressional district of the state, except that if the political party dissolves as provided in subsection (2) of section 32-720, the Secretary of State shall not accept a petition under this section. The name of the candidate for President shall be placed upon the ballot only when written consent of such person has been filed with the Secretary of State not less than sixty days before the primary election. The form of the petition shall comply with the requirements of section 32-628 and shall as nearly as possible conform to the form prescribed by the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 181;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 59;  Laws 2014, LB1048, § 3.
NE Code § 32-614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-614 - President; petition candidates or advocated or recognized candidates; placing on ballot; affidavit of rejection of candidacy; purged candidate, when.

32-614.  President; petition candidates or advocated or recognized candidates; placing on ballot; affidavit of rejection of candidacy; purged candidate, when.The names of persons in the political party (1) who are presented by petition of their supporters to be party candidates for President of the United States or (2) who have been determined by the Secretary of State to be generally advocated or recognized as candidates in national news media throughout the United States shall be printed on the primary election ballot for the office of President of the United States. This section does not apply if the political party dissolves as provided in subsection (2) of section 32-720.If a person does not want his or her name on the Nebraska primary election ballot, he or she shall, by March 10 of the presidential election year, execute and file an affidavit with the Secretary of State stating without qualification that he or she is not now and does not intend to become a candidate for office of President of the United States at the next presidential election in Nebraska or any other state. If a presidential candidate files such affidavit removing his or her name and subsequently becomes a presidential candidate in another state, the candidate's affidavit in Nebraska shall be purged and shall have no force and effect. The Secretary of State shall then place such candidate's name on the primary election ballot.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 182;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 60;  Laws 2014, LB1048, § 4.
NE Code § 32-615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-615 - Write-in candidate; requirements.

32-615.  Write-in candidate; requirements.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any candidate engaged in or pursuing a write-in campaign shall file a notarized affidavit of his or her intent together with the receipt for any filing fee with the filing officer as provided in section 32-608 no earlier than December 1 and no later than the second Friday prior to the election.(2) For any county office elected pursuant to sections 32-517 to 32-529 which is subject to subdivision (1)(b) of section 32-811, a candidate may engage in or pursue a write-in campaign if he or she files a notarized affidavit of his or her intent together with the receipt for the filing fee with the filing officer as provided in section 32-608 on or before March 3 of the year of the statewide primary election. If such an affidavit is filed as prescribed, the election commissioner or county clerk shall place that county office on the statewide primary election ballot with the names of the candidate properly filed for the nomination of the applicable political party and a line for write-in candidates.(3) A candidate submitting an affidavit under this section for a partisan office shall be a registered voter of the political party named in the affidavit unless the political party allows candidates not affiliated with the party by not adopting a rule under section 32-702.(4) A candidate who has been defeated as a candidate in the primary election or defeated as a write-in candidate in the primary election shall not be eligible as a write-in candidate for the same office in the general election unless (a) a vacancy on the ballot exists pursuant to section 32-625 or (b) the candidate was a candidate for an office described in sections 32-512 to 32-550 and the candidate lost the election as a result of a determination pursuant to section 32-1122 in the case of a tie vote.(5) A candidate who files a notarized affidavit shall be entitled to all write-in votes for the candidate even if only the last name of the candidate has been written if such last name is reasonably close to the proper spelling.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 183;  Laws 2002, LB 251, § 4;  Laws 2003, LB 537, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB449, § 5;  Laws 2014, LB56, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB144, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB575, § 17.
NE Code § 32-616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-616 - Nomination for general election; other methods.

32-616.  Nomination for general election; other methods.(1) Any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election and who was not registered to vote with a party affiliation on or after March 1 and before the general election in the calendar year of the general election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot for a partisan office by filing petitions as prescribed in sections 32-617 to 32-621 or by nomination by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710.(2) Any candidate who was defeated in the primary election and any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot if a vacancy exists on the ballot under subsection (2) of section 32-625 and the candidate files for the office by petition as prescribed in sections 32-617 and 32-618, files as a write-in candidate as prescribed in section 32-615, or is nominated by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 184;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 61;  Laws 2002, LB 251, § 5;  Laws 2011, LB368, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB449, § 6;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 13.
NE Code § 32-617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-617 - Nomination by petition; requirements; procedure.

32-617.  Nomination by petition; requirements; procedure.(1) Petitions for nomination for partisan and nonpartisan offices shall conform to the requirements of section 32-628. Petitions shall state the office to be filled and the name and address of the candidate. Petitions for partisan office shall also indicate the party affiliation of the candidate. A sample copy of the petition shall be filed with the filing officer prior to circulation. Petitions shall be signed by registered voters residing in the district or political subdivision in which the officer is to be elected and shall be filed with the filing officer in the same manner as provided for candidate filing forms in section 32-607. Petition signers and petition circulators shall conform to the requirements of sections 32-629 and 32-630. No petition for nomination shall be filed unless there is attached thereto a receipt showing the payment of the filing fee required pursuant to section 32-608. Such petitions shall be filed by September 1 in the year of the general election.(2) The filing officer shall verify the signatures according to section 32-631. Within three days after the signatures on a petition for nomination have been verified pursuant to such section and the filing officer has determined that pursuant to section 32-618 a sufficient number of registered voters signed the petitions, the filing officer shall notify the candidate so nominated by registered or certified mail, and the candidate shall, within five days after the date of receiving such notification, file with such officer his or her acceptance of the nomination or his or her name will not be printed on the ballot.(3) A candidate placed on the ballot by petition shall be termed a candidate by petition. The words BY PETITION shall be printed upon the ballot after the name of each candidate by petition.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 185;  Laws 2003, LB 537, § 3;  Laws 2011, LB499, § 2. Annotations Where no objection was made within three days after the nominating papers had been filed, the failure to present a county treasurer's receipt to the Secretary of State, as required by this section, did not invalidate the nomination. State ex rel. Maupin v. Amsberry, 104 Neb. 550, 178 N.W. 176 (1920).
NE Code § 32-619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-619 - Governor; selection of running mate; when.

32-619.  Governor; selection of running mate; when.Any candidate for the office of Governor circulating petitions or having petitions circulated in his or her behalf after the primary election and prior to the general election shall, prior to the circulation of such petitions, select the person whom he or she wishes to be his or her Lieutenant Governor for ballot purposes and have such person's name placed on the petitions. The written consent required under section 32-619.01 of the Lieutenant Governor candidate shall be submitted when the petitions are submitted for verification.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 187;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 63;  Laws 2001, LB 768, § 3.
NE Code § 32-619.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-619.01 - Governor; selection of running mate; filing; procedure.

32-619.01.  Governor; selection of running mate; filing; procedure.The candidate for Governor of each political party receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election shall select a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the same political party by filing an affidavit indicating his or her choice with the Secretary of State. The candidate for Lieutenant Governor shall file a written consent with the Secretary of State. Both the affidavit and the written consent shall be filed on or before September 1 for the names to be on the general election ballot. The written consent shall be in lieu of a candidate filing form, and no filing fees shall be required for the candidate for Lieutenant Governor.Source Laws 2001, LB 768, § 2.
NE Code § 32-620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-620 - President and Vice President; candidates; certification; new political party; how treated; requirements; nonpartisan status; filing; application; contents.

32-620.  President and Vice President; candidates; certification; new political party; how treated; requirements; nonpartisan status; filing; application; contents.(1) Partisan candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States on the general election ballot shall be certified to the Governor and Secretary of State by the national nominating convention as provided by law.(2) Candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States of newly established political parties may obtain general election ballot position by filing with the Secretary of State an application containing:(a) The name or names to be printed on the ballot;(b) The name of the political party;(c) The written consent of the designated vice-presidential candidate to have his or her name printed on the ballot; and(d) The names and addresses of the persons who will represent the applicant as presidential elector candidates together with the written consent of such persons to become candidates.(3) Candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States of nonpartisan status may obtain general election ballot position by filing with the Secretary of State:(a) An application containing:(i) The name or names to be printed on the ballot;(ii) The status of the candidacy as nonpartisan;(iii) The written consent of the designated vice-presidential candidate to have his or her name printed on the ballot; and(iv) The names and addresses of the persons who will represent the applicant as presidential elector candidates together with the written consent of such persons to become candidates; and(b) A petition signed by not less than two thousand five hundred registered voters. Such petitions shall conform to the requirements of section 32-628 and shall be filed with the Secretary of State by August 1 in the year of the presidential general election.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 188;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 64;  Laws 2013, LB349, § 3. Annotations  This statute is unconstitutional as relates to requirements for independent candidates for President and Vice President of United States. MacBride v. Exon, 558 F.2d 443 (8th Cir. 1977). Although Nebraska's statutes unconstitutionally deny an independent candidate access to appear on the ballot in presidential elections, the court directed the independent be included upon a determination he was a serious candidate, truly independent, with a satisfactory level of community support. McCarthy v. Exon, 424 F.Supp. 1143 (D. Neb. 1976).
NE Code § 32-621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 32 - Elections|32-621 - New political party; candidates; filing fee; petition of nomination.

32-621.  New political party; candidates; filing fee; petition of nomination.When a new political party has been properly established under section 32-716 prior to the general election and after the primary election of the same year, all candidates except candidates for President or Vice President of the United States shall pay the filing fee as provided in section 32-608, file a candidate filing form with the filing officer as provided in section 32-607 no later than September 1 prior to the general election accompanied by a petition of nomination containing the names of not less than twenty-five registered voters of the political party obtained from the appropriate jurisdiction, and comply with the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act.Source   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 189;   Laws 1997, LB 764, § 65.  Cross References  Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act, see section 49-1401.Annotations  Certificate of nomination for a new party may be filed with Secretary of State. State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 150 Neb. 233, 34 N.W.2d 279 (1948). A new political party, formed after the time when it would have been possible for it to participate in the primary election, may participate in the general election. Morrissey v. Wait, 92 Neb. 271, 138 N.W. 186 (1912).