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NE Code § 49-1465 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1465 - Campaign statement; verification statement; signature; requirements.

49-1465.  Campaign statement; verification statement; signature; requirements.(1) A campaign statement filed by a committee shall:(a) Be signed by the committee treasurer; and(b) Contain a verification statement which states that the treasurer used all reasonable diligence in its preparation, that to the treasurer's knowledge it is true and complete, and if the committee is a candidate committee, that to the best of the candidate's knowledge the statement is true and complete.(2) The verification statement shall be signed by the treasurer and, in the case of a candidate committee, by the candidate.(3) The verification statement shall be required to perfect the filing of the campaign statement. A campaign statement shall cover the period beginning the day after the closing date of the last campaign statement and end on the closing date as specified in the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 65;  Laws 1999, LB 581, § 2.
NE Code § 49-1466 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1466 - Dissolved candidate committee; unexpended funds; how treated.

49-1466.  Dissolved candidate committee; unexpended funds; how treated.Any person, who after being a candidate for office dissolves the candidate committee as provided in section 49-1453, may transfer any unexpended funds from such committee to another candidate committee, a political party committee, or a tax-exempt charitable institution or may return such unexpended funds to the contributors of the funds upon dissolution of the candidate committee.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 66;  Laws 2000, LB 438, § 8.
NE Code § 49-1467 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1467 - Person; independent expenditure report; when filed; contents; late filing fee; violation; penalty.

49-1467.  Person; independent expenditure report; when filed; contents; late filing fee; violation; penalty.(1) Any person, other than a committee, who makes an independent expenditure advocating the election of a candidate or the defeat of a candidate's opponents or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, which is in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars, shall file a report of the independent expenditure, within ten days, with the commission.(2) The report shall be made on an independent expenditure report form provided by the commission and shall include the date of the expenditure, a brief description of the nature of the expenditure, the amount of the expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, the name and address of the person filing the report, and the name, address, occupation, employer, and principal place of business of each person who contributed more than two hundred fifty dollars to the expenditure.(3) Any person who fails to file a report of an independent expenditure with the commission shall pay to the commission a late filing fee of twenty-five dollars for each day the statement remains not filed in violation of this section, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars.(4) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 67;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 42;   Laws 1996, LB 1263, § 3;  Laws 1999, LB 416, § 13;  Laws 2001, LB 242, § 6;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 18;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 17;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 30.
NE Code § 49-1468 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1468 - Contribution or expenditure made by a dependent minor; contribution controlled by another; how reported.

49-1468.  Contribution or expenditure made by a dependent minor; contribution controlled by another; how reported.(1) Any contribution or expenditure made by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor's parent or guardian.(2) Any contribution which is controlled by, or made at the direction of, another person, including a parent organization, subsidiary, division, committee, department, branch, or local unit of a person, shall be reported by the person making the contribution and shall be regarded as a contribution attributable to both persons.Source  Laws 1976, LB 987, § 68.
NE Code § 49-1469 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469 - Businesses and organizations; contributions, expenditures, or services; report; contents; separate segregated political fund; when required.

49-1469.  Businesses and organizations; contributions, expenditures, or services; report; contents; separate segregated political fund; when required.(1) A corporation, labor organization, industry, trade, or professional association, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, which is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska or doing business in this state and which is not a committee, may:(a) Make an expenditure;(b) Make a contribution; and(c) Provide personal services.(2) Any such entity shall not be required to file reports of independent expenditures pursuant to section 49-1467, but if it makes a contribution or expenditure, or provides personal services, with a value of more than two hundred fifty dollars, it shall file a report with the commission within ten days after the end of the calendar month in which the contribution or expenditure is made or the personal services are provided. The report shall include:(a) The nature, date, and value of the contribution or expenditure and the name of the candidate or committee or a description of the ballot question to or for which the contribution or expenditure was made; and(b) A description of any personal services provided, the date the services were provided, and the name of the candidate or committee or a description of the ballot question to or for which the personal services were provided.(3) Any entity specified in subsection (1) of this section may not receive contributions unless it establishes and administers a separate segregated political fund which shall be utilized only in the manner set forth in sections 49-1469.05 and 49-1469.06.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 69;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 43;   Laws 1980, LB 535, § 15;   Laws 1983, LB 214, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 1136, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 587, § 17;   Laws 1996, LB 1263, § 4;  Laws 1999, LB 416, § 14;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 19;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 18;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 31.
NE Code § 49-1469.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.01 - Transferred to section 49-1476.

49-1469.01.  Transferred to section 49-1476.
NE Code § 49-1469.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.02 - Transferred to section 49-1476.01.

49-1469.02.  Transferred to section 49-1476.01.
NE Code § 49-1469.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.03 - Transferred to section 49-1476.02.

49-1469.03.  Transferred to section 49-1476.02.
NE Code § 49-1469.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.04 - Transferred to section 49-1479.02.

49-1469.04.  Transferred to section 49-1479.02.
NE Code § 49-1469.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.05 - Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; restrictions.

49-1469.05.  Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; restrictions.(1) An entity specified in subsection (1) of section 49-1469 which establishes and administers a separate segregated political fund:(a) Shall not make an expenditure to such fund, except that it may make expenditures and provide personal services for the establishment and administration of such separate segregated political fund; and(b) Shall file the reports required by subsection (2) of section 49-1469 with respect to the expenditures made or personal services provided for the establishment and administration of such fund but need not file such reports for the expenditures made from such fund.(2) If a corporation makes an expenditure to a separate segregated political fund which is established and administered by an industry, trade, or professional association, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership of which such corporation is a member, such corporation shall not be required to file the reports required by subsection (2) of section 49-1469.Source  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 20;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 19.
NE Code § 49-1469.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.06 - Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; contributions and expenditures; limitations.

49-1469.06.  Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; contributions and expenditures; limitations.(1) All contributions to and expenditures from a separate segregated political fund shall be limited to money or anything of ascertainable value obtained through the voluntary contributions of the employees, officers, directors, stockholders, or members of the corporation, including a nonprofit corporation, labor organization, industry, trade, or professional association, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, and the affiliates thereof, under which such fund was established.(2) No contribution or expenditure shall be received or made from such fund if obtained or made by using or threatening to use job discrimination or financial reprisals.(3) Only expenditures to candidates and committees and independent expenditures may be made from a fund established by an entity specified in subsection (1) of section 49-1469. Such separate segregated political fund may receive and disburse funds for the purpose of supporting or opposing candidates and committees in elections in states other than Nebraska and candidates for federal office and making independent expenditures in such elections if such receipts and disbursements are made in conformity with the solicitation provisions of this section and the entity which establishes and administers such fund complies with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such receipts or disbursements are made.(4) The expenses for establishment and administration of a separate segregated political fund of any such entity may be paid from the separate segregated political fund of such entity.Source  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 21;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 20.
NE Code § 49-1469.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.07 - Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; status.

49-1469.07.  Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; status.A separate segregated political fund is hereby declared to be an independent committee and subject to all of the provisions of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act applicable to independent committees, and the entity which establishes and administers such fund shall make the reports and filings required therefor.Source  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 22;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 21.
NE Code § 49-1469.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1469.08 - Businesses and organizations; late filing fee; violation; penalty.

49-1469.08.  Businesses and organizations; late filing fee; violation; penalty.(1) Any entity specified in subsection (1) of section 49-1469 which fails to file a report with the commission required by section 49-1469 or 49-1469.07 shall pay to the commission a late filing fee of twenty-five dollars for each day the statement remains not filed in violation of such sections, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars.(2) Any person who knowingly violates this section, section 49-1469, 49-1469.05, 49-1469.06, or 49-1469.07 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 23;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 22.
NE Code § 49-1470 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1470 - Campaign statements; public information; copies, cost; duration kept.

49-1470.  Campaign statements; public information; copies, cost; duration kept.(1) Campaign statements shall be open for public inspection and reproduction, commencing as soon as practicable, but not later than the fifth business day following the day on which they were received, during regular business hours.(2) Copies of statements or parts of statements shall be provided by the officials with whom they are filed at a cost of not to exceed fifty cents per page.(3) Campaign statements shall be preserved for a period of not less than eighteen months by the officials other than the commission with whom they are filed, and not less than five years by the commission.(4) No fee or charge shall be collected by any official for the filing of any campaign statement, or for the forms upon which statements are to be prepared, except as otherwise provided by law.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 70;   Laws 1983, LB 479, § 1.
NE Code § 49-1471 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1471 - Contribution or expenditure in excess of fifty dollars; not to be made in cash; violation; penalty.

49-1471.  Contribution or expenditure in excess of fifty dollars; not to be made in cash; violation; penalty.A contribution or expenditure of more than fifty dollars shall not be made or accepted in cash. Contributions and expenditures of more than fifty dollars, other than an in-kind contribution or expenditure, shall be made by written instrument containing the names of the payor and the payee. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 71;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 44.
NE Code § 49-1472 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1472 - Anonymous contribution; restrictions on use; other contributions; how treated; violation; penalty.

49-1472.  Anonymous contribution; restrictions on use; other contributions; how treated; violation; penalty.(1) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution. An anonymous contribution received by a person shall not knowingly be deposited but shall be given to a tax-exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The person shall give a copy of the receipt to the commission.(2) A contribution received as the result of a fundraising event, or from the sale of political merchandise, or from membership fees, dues, or subscriptions for political purposes to an independent committee that is fifty dollars or less shall not be considered an anonymous contribution.(3) A person making a contribution pursuant to subsection (2) of this section which is fifty dollars or more shall furnish the recipient with the donor's name, address, and the total amount contributed.(4) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 72;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 45.
NE Code § 49-1473 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1473 - Contributions; legal name of contributor; violation; penalty.

49-1473.  Contributions; legal name of contributor; violation; penalty.A contribution shall not be made, directly or indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal purposes. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 73;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 46.
NE Code § 49-1474 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1474 - Political newsletter or mass mailing; not to be sent at public expense; violation; penalty.

49-1474.  Political newsletter or mass mailing; not to be sent at public expense; violation; penalty.No political newsletter or other campaign mass mailing shall be sent at public expense by or on behalf of any elected official after that person has announced his or her candidacy for any office. An elected official violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 74;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 47;   Laws 1986, LB 548, § 13.
NE Code § 49-1474.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1474.01 - Political material; disclaimer requirements; violation; penalty.

49-1474.01.  Political material; disclaimer requirements; violation; penalty.(1) The person, except an individual or individuals acting independently utilizing their own personal resources, who pays for the production, distribution, or posting of a billboard, placard, poster, pamphlet, or other printed matter relating to a candidate or ballot question shall cause a disclaimer containing the name and street address of the person to appear on such matter. The person who pays for a radio or television advertisement relating to a candidate or ballot question shall cause a disclaimer containing the name of such person to be included in the advertisement, and the radio or television station shall, for a period of at least six months, keep the street address of such person on file and divulge it to any person upon request.(2) The size and placement of the disclaimer shall be determined by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. The rules and regulations shall exempt from the disclaimer required by this section windshield stickers, yard signs, bumper stickers, campaign buttons, and balloons and may also exempt other items relating to a candidate or committee which are printed or reproduced at the request of such candidate or committee.(3) Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1980, LB 535, § 20;   Laws 1987, LB 479, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 637, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 399, § 3.
NE Code § 49-1474.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1474.02 - Dissemination of message by telecommunication or electronic means; requirements.

49-1474.02.  Dissemination of message by telecommunication or electronic means; requirements.(1) Any person who makes an expenditure reportable under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act to disseminate by any means of telecommunication a prerecorded message or a recorded message relating to a candidate or ballot question shall include, immediately preceding the message, the name of the person making the expenditure. Such messages shall be disseminated only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the location of the person receiving the messages.(2) Any person who makes an expenditure reportable under the act to disseminate by any means of telecommunication a message relating to a candidate or ballot question which is not a recorded message or a prerecorded message shall, immediately upon the request of the recipient of the message, disclose the name of the person making the expenditure. If the message is disseminated through an employee or agent of the person making the expenditure, the employee or agent shall, immediately upon the request of the recipient of the message, disclose the name of the person making the expenditure.(3) Any person who makes an expenditure reportable under the act to disseminate by any electronic means, including the Internet or email, a message relating to a candidate or ballot question shall include in the message the name of the person making the expenditure.Source  Laws 2001, LB 242, § 2;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 49-1446.06;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 24;  Laws 2008, LB720, § 1.
NE Code § 49-1475 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1475 - Contribution; intermediary or agent of contributor; disclosure; violation; penalty.

49-1475.  Contribution; intermediary or agent of contributor; disclosure; violation; penalty.Any person who accepts a contribution, other than by written instrument, on behalf of another and acts as the intermediary or agent of the person from whom the contribution was accepted shall disclose to the recipient of the contribution the intermediary's own name and address and the name and address of the actual source of the contribution. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 75;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 48.
NE Code § 49-1476 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1476 - Lottery contractor; legislative findings.

49-1476.  Lottery contractor; legislative findings.The Legislature finds that in sponsoring a lottery, the state undertakes a unique enterprise which can succeed only if the public has confidence in the integrity of the lottery and the process by which government decisions relating to the lottery are made. The Legislature finds that there is a compelling state interest in ensuring the integrity and the appearance of integrity of elections for state elective office and of the state-sponsored lottery. The Legislature further finds that the practice of contributions being given to candidates for state elective offices by individuals or entities holding contracts with the state to supply goods or services in connection with the state-sponsored lottery for significant monetary prizes contributes to actual corruption or the appearance of corruption and diminishes public confidence in government and in the state-sponsored lottery. The Legislature finds that sections 49-1476.01 and 49-1476.02 are consistent with these findings.Source   Laws 1995, LB 28, § 4;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 49-1469.01;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 25.
NE Code § 49-1476.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1476.01 - Lottery contractor; contributions and expenditures prohibited; penalty.

49-1476.01.  Lottery contractor; contributions and expenditures prohibited; penalty.(1) A person who is awarded a contract by the Director of the Lottery Division as a lottery contractor for a major procurement as defined in section 9-803 may not make a contribution to or an independent expenditure for a candidate for a state elective office during the term of the contract or for three years following the most recent award or renewal of the contract.(2) A person shall be considered to have made a contribution or independent expenditure if the contribution or independent expenditure is made by the person, by an officer of the person, by a separate segregated political fund established and administered by the person as provided in sections 49-1469 to 49-1469.08, or by anyone acting on behalf of the person, officer, or fund.(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.Source   Laws 1995, LB 28, § 5;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 49-1469.02;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 26.
NE Code § 49-1476.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1476.02 - Lottery contractor contribution; receipt prohibited; penalty.

49-1476.02.  Lottery contractor contribution; receipt prohibited; penalty.(1) No person, including a candidate or candidate committee, shall accept or receive any contribution prohibited by section 49-1476.01. A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts any such contribution shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.(2) Any person, including a candidate or candidate committee, who receives a contribution prohibited by section 49-1476.01 shall, upon being notified of the violation by the commission, transfer a sum equal to the amount of such contribution to a tax-exempt charitable institution.Source   Laws 1995, LB 28, § 6;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 49-1469.03;  Laws 2005, LB 242, § 27.
NE Code § 49-1477 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Law|49-1477 - Contributions from persons other than committee; information required; violation; penalty.

49-1477.  Contributions from persons other than committee; information required; violation; penalty.No person shall receive a contribution from a person other than a committee unless, for purposes of the recipient person's record-keeping and reporting requirements, the contribution is accompanied by the name and address of each person who contributed more than one hundred dollars to the contribution. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 987, § 77;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 50;  Laws 2013, LB79, § 23;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 32.