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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-629 - Petitions; signer; qualification; exception; circulator; qualification.

32-629.
Petitions; signer; qualification; exception; circulator; qualification.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 32-1404 for initiative and referendum petitions, only a registered voter of the State of Nebraska shall qualify as a valid signer of a petition and may sign petitions under the Election Act.
(2) Only a person who is at least eighteen years of age shall qualify as a valid circulator of a petition and may circulate petitions under the Election Act.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 197;
Laws 2003, LB 444, § 6;
Laws 2008, LB39, § 2;
Laws 2012, LB759, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-630 - Petitions; signers and circulators; duties; prohibited acts.

32-630.
Petitions; signers and circulators; duties; prohibited acts.
(1) Each person who signs a petition shall, at the time of and in addition to signing, personally affix the date, print his or her last name and first name in full, and affix his or her date of birth and address, including the street and number or a designation of a rural route or voting precinct and the city or village or a post office address. A person signing a petition may use his or her initials in place of his or her first name if such person is registered to vote under such initials. No signer shall use ditto marks as a means of personally affixing the date or address to any petition. A wife shall not use her husband's first name when she signs a petition but shall personally affix her first name and her last name by marriage or her surname. Any signature using ditto marks as a means of personally affixing the date or address of any petition or any signature using a spouse's first name instead of his or her own shall be invalid.
(2) Each circulator of a petition shall personally witness the signatures on the petition and shall sign the circulator's affidavit.
(3) No person shall:
(a) Sign any name other than his or her own to any petition;
(b) Knowingly sign his or her name more than once for the same petition effort or measure;
(c) Sign a petition if he or she is not a registered voter and qualified to sign the same except as provided in section 32-1404;
(d) Falsely swear to any signature upon any such petition;
(e) Accept money or other thing of value for signing any petition; or
(f) Offer money or other thing of value in exchange for a signature upon any petition.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 198;
Laws 1997, LB 460, § 2;
Laws 2003, LB 444, § 7;
Laws 2008, LB39, § 3;
Laws 2015, LB367, § 1.
Annotations
Where petition circulator has sworn to properly executed statutory form of affidavit that he is qualified voter, presumption raises that he is qualified elector; presumption does not disappear simply because full Christian name is not signed. State ex rel. Morris v. Marsh, 183 Neb. 521, 162 N.W.2d 262 (1968).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-631 - Petitions; signature verification; procedure.

32-631.
Petitions; signature verification; procedure.
(1) All petitions that are filed with the election commissioner or county clerk for signature verification shall be retained in the election office and shall be open to public inspection. Upon receipt of the pages of a petition, the election commissioner or county clerk shall issue a written receipt indicating the number of pages of the petition in his or her custody to the person filing the petition for signature verification. Petitions may be destroyed twenty-two months after the election to which they apply.
(2) The election commissioner or county clerk shall determine the validity and sufficiency of such petition by comparing the names, dates of birth if applicable, and addresses of the signers with the voter registration records to determine if the signers were registered voters on the date of signing the petition. If it is determined that a signer has affixed his or her signature more than once to any petition and that only one person is registered by that name, the election commissioner or county clerk shall strike from the pages of the petition all but one such signature. Only one of the duplicate signatures shall be added to the total number of valid signatures. All signatures, dates of birth, and addresses shall be presumed to be valid if the election commissioner or county clerk has found the signers to be registered voters on or before the date on which the petition was signed. This presumption shall not be conclusive and may be rebutted by any credible evidence which the election commissioner or county clerk finds sufficient.
(3) If the election commissioner or county clerk verifies signatures in excess of one hundred ten percent of the number necessary for the issue to be placed on the ballot, the election commissioner or county clerk may cease verifying signatures and certify the number of signatures verified to the person who delivered the petitions for verification.
(4) If the number of signatures verified does not equal or exceed the number necessary to place the issue on the ballot upon completion of the comparison of names and addresses with the voter registration records, the election commissioner or county clerk shall prepare in writing a certification under seal setting forth the name and address of each signer found not to be a registered voter and the petition page number and line number where the signature is found. If the signature or address is challenged for a reason other than the nonregistration of the signer, the election commissioner or county clerk shall set forth the reasons for the challenge of the signature.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 199;
Laws 1997, LB 460, § 3;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 66;
Laws 2003, LB 444, § 8;
Laws 2019, LB411, § 40.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-632 - Petition; removal of name; procedure.

32-632.
Petition; removal of name; procedure.
Any person may remove his or her name from a petition by an affidavit signed and sworn to by such person before the election commissioner, the county clerk, or a notary public. The affidavit shall be presented to the Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk prior to or on the day the petition is filed for verification with the election commissioner or county clerk.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 200;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 67;
Laws 2011, LB499, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-633 - President; write-in campaign; filing; application; contents.

32-633.
President; write-in campaign; filing; application; contents.
Any person engaged in or pursuing a write-in campaign for the office of President of the United States shall file with the Secretary of State a notarized affidavit of his or her intent together with an application containing:
(1) The name of the person pursuing the write-in campaign;
(2) The written consent of the designated vice-presidential candidate; and
(3) 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.
Source
Laws 2013, LB349, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-701 - Political party; file delegate selection plan; contents; President; preference vote.

32-701.
Political party; file delegate selection plan; contents; President; preference vote.
(1) Each political party which is organized in Nebraska shall file a copy of the party's plan for selecting delegates and alternate delegates to the party's national convention with the Secretary of State on or before December 1 of the calendar year prior to each presidential election year and shall include a summary of the contents of the plan. The delegate selection plan shall:
(a) Require that at least eighty percent of the delegates and alternate delegates are committed to a candidate for President of the United States based on the results of a caucus or the primary election;
(b) Specify whether the delegates and alternate delegates are committed to a candidate for President of the United States based on the results of (i) a caucus system which is open to all Nebraska residents who are affiliated with the party for purposes of registering to vote in Nebraska, (ii) election at the statewide primary election, or (iii) a combination of the methods listed in subdivisions (i) and (ii) of this subdivision;
(c) Specify how the delegates and alternate delegates are committed for purposes of voting for candidates for President of the United States based on the results of the caucus or primary election; and
(d) Provide that the delegates and alternate delegates are either awarded to the winner of the caucus or primary election or awarded proportionally, based on the number of votes received by each presidential candidate at the caucus or primary election, to each presidential candidate who received at least fifteen percent of the votes for the nomination.
(2) When candidates for the office of President of the United States are to be nominated, every registered voter of a political party shall have the opportunity to vote his or her preference on his or her party nominating ballot for his or her choice for one person to be the candidate of his or her political party for President of the United States by writing the name of the person of his or her choice for President in the blank space to be left upon the ballot for such purpose and making a cross or mark in the square or oval opposite the written name or by making a cross or mark in the square or oval opposite the printed name of the person of his or her choice.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 201;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 5.
Annotations
The expression of a preference for President by those voting at primary election does not control presidential electors, and is only morally binding on delegates to national party conventions. State ex rel. Nebraska Rep. State C. Com. v. Wait, 92 Neb. 313, 138 N.W. 159 (1912), 43 L.R.A.N.S. 282 (1912).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-702 - Partisan primary election; candidate; affiliation required; when; rule or revocation of rule; when effective.

32-702.
Partisan primary election; candidate; affiliation required; when; rule or revocation of rule; when effective.
Any political party may, by the adoption of a rule, require that any individual whose name is placed on such party's partisan primary election ballot be a registered voter affiliated with such party. If the political party adopts or revokes the rule and notifies the Secretary of State by filing the rule or notice of the revocation with the Secretary of State prior to December 1 of the calendar year before a statewide primary election, the rule or revocation is effective for the next and subsequent statewide primary elections. If a rule or notice of revocation is filed with the Secretary of State on or after December 1 of the calendar year before a statewide primary election and on or before the day of the statewide primary election, the rule or revocation is effective for the subsequent statewide primary elections.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 202;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-703 - Delegates to national convention; selection or election; national party rules; state political party; duty.

32-703.
Delegates to national convention; selection or election; national party rules; state political party; duty.
In each presidential election year, the total number of delegates and alternate delegates representing this state at the national conventions of the political parties and their method of selection or election shall be determined by the rules of the national political party holding the convention. The Secretary of State in consultation with the Attorney General shall have the authority to do all things necessary in the administration of the Election Act, including ballot preparation, separation of ballots, and ballot instructions, to comply with and carry out the intent of national political party rules and court decisions. Whenever the act is in conformity with national political party rules as to the election of delegates, the election procedures found in the act shall be followed. The state political party shall furnish a copy of the national political party rules regarding selection of delegates to the Secretary of State no later than December 1 of the year preceding each presidential election year.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 203;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 68;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-704 - Candidates; delegate or alternate delegate to national convention; filing form; contents; Secretary of State; duties.

32-704.
Candidates; delegate or alternate delegate to national convention; filing form; contents; Secretary of State; duties.
Any person seeking to be elected as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall submit a filing form under this section regardless of the method of election used by the political party. The filing form for nomination of a candidate for election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall (1) contain a statement of commitment to a candidate for the office of President of the United States or that he or she is uncommitted, (2) include a pledge swearing to support the candidate for President of the United States to which the candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention is committed until (a) such candidate receives less than thirty-five percent of the votes for nomination by such convention or releases the delegate from such commitment or (b) two convention nominating ballots have been taken, and (3) be filed with the Secretary of State. No filing form for nomination shall be accepted unless signed by the candidate. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the filing form for nomination.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 204;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 8.
Annotations
The expression of a preference for President by those voting at primary election does not control presidential electors, and is only morally binding on delegates to national party conventions. State ex rel. Nebraska Rep. State C. Com. v. Wait, 92 Neb. 313, 138 N.W. 159 (1912), 43 L.R.A.N.S. 282 (1912).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-705 - Delegates to national convention; certificates of election; Secretary of State shall issue.

32-705.
Delegates to national convention; certificates of election; Secretary of State shall issue.
The Secretary of State shall issue certificates of election to persons elected as delegates to national conventions of the political parties. The certificate shall show the number of votes received in the state by each candidate of the political party for President represented by such delegate.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 205.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-707 - County conventions; time; place; notice; registration of delegates; procedure.

32-707.
County conventions; time; place; notice; registration of delegates; procedure.
(1) A political party may conduct county conventions at an hour and place to be designated by a political party. The political party shall cause to be published, at least seven days prior to the date of the county convention, an official notice of the date, time, and place of the convention. The political party may elect to have delegates to the county convention register with the election commissioner or county clerk.
(2) If a political party elects to have delegates to the county convention register with the election commissioner or county clerk, such delegates shall register with the election commissioner or county clerk on or before March 1 of each year in which the political party conducts a county convention. The election commissioner or county clerk shall deliver to the state chairperson of a political party the roll, properly certified, showing the name, address, and precinct of each delegate registered for such convention, no later than March 15 of each presidential election year. If there is not a full quota of delegates for the county convention as established by the political party, the delegates at the county convention may select delegates to fill the quota from the registered voters affiliated with the political party in the county.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 207;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 69;
Laws 2009, LB133, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-710 - State conventions; when held; organization; platform; selection of presidential electors.

32-710.
State conventions; when held; organization; platform; selection of presidential electors.
Each political party shall hold a state convention biennially on a date to be fixed by the state central committee but not later than September 1. Candidates for elective offices may be nominated at such conventions pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-721. Such nominations shall be certified to the Secretary of State by the chairperson and secretary of the convention. The certificates shall have the same force and effect as nominations in primary elections. A political party may not nominate a candidate at the convention for an office for which the party did not nominate a candidate at the primary election except as provided for new political parties in section 32-621. The convention shall formulate and promulgate a state platform, select a state central committee, select electors for President and Vice President of the United States, and transact the business which is properly before it. One presidential elector shall be chosen from each congressional district, and two presidential electors shall be chosen at large. The officers of the convention shall certify the names of the electors to the Governor and Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 210;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 70;
Laws 2011, LB368, § 2;
Laws 2015, LB575, § 18.
Annotations
Political parties at their conventions select candidates for office of presidential electors. State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 150 Neb. 233, 34 N.W.2d 279 (1948).
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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-712 - President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot.

32-712.
President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot.
Not later than September 8 prior to any general election at which candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are to be voted upon by the registered voters of the state, the appropriate officers of the various national political party conventions shall certify the names and addresses of such candidates selected by convention to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall then take appropriate steps to place the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the ballot.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 212;
Laws 2008, LB857, § 1.
Annotations
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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-713 - Presidential electors; notice of appointment; meeting; pledge.

32-713.
Presidential electors; notice of appointment; meeting; pledge.
(1) The certificates of appointment for presidential electors shall be served by the Governor on each person appointed. The Governor shall notify the presidential electors to be at the State Capitol at noon on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December after appointment and report to the Governor at his or her office in the capitol as being in attendance. The Governor shall serve the certificates of appointment by registered or certified mail. In submitting this state's certificate of ascertainment as required by 3 U.S.C. 6, the Governor shall certify this state's presidential electors and state in the certificate that:
(a) The presidential electors will serve as presidential electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of presidential elector before the end of the meeting at which the presidential electors cast their votes, in which case a substitute presidential elector will fill the vacancy; and
(b) If a substitute presidential elector is appointed to fill a vacancy, the Governor will submit an amended certificate of ascertainment stating the names on the final list of this state's presidential electors.
(2) The presidential electors shall convene at 2 p.m. of such Monday at the Governor's office in the capitol. Each presidential elector shall execute the following pledge: As a presidential elector duly selected (or appointed) for this position, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in the state if I am an at-large presidential elector or the highest number of votes in my congressional district if I am a congressional district presidential elector.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 213;
Laws 2014, LB946, § 14.
Annotations
Governor appoints presidential electors in accordance with return of state canvassing board. State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 150 Neb. 233, 34 N.W.2d 279 (1948).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-714 - Presidential electors; vacancies; how filled; meeting; procedure; violation of pledge; effect.

32-714.
Presidential electors; vacancies; how filled; meeting; procedure; violation of pledge; effect.
(1) The Governor shall provide each presidential elector with a list of all the presidential electors. If any presidential elector is absent or if there is a deficiency in the proper number of presidential electors, those present shall elect from the citizens of the state so many persons as will supply the deficiency and immediately issue a certificate of election, signed by those present or a majority of them, to the person or persons so chosen. In case of failure to elect as required in this subsection by 3 p.m. of such day or in case of a vacancy created under subsection (4) of this section, the Governor shall fill the vacancies by appointment. Each appointee shall execute the pledge in section 32-713. After all vacancies are filled, the presidential electors shall proceed with the election of a President of the United States and a Vice President of the United States and certify their votes in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
(2) The Secretary of State shall provide each presidential elector with a presidential and vice-presidential ballot. Each at-large presidential elector shall mark his or her ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in the state and consistent with his or her pledge. Each congressional district presidential elector shall mark his or her ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in his or her congressional district and consistent with his or her pledge.
(3) Each presidential elector shall present the completed ballot to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall examine each ballot and accept as cast each ballot marked by a presidential elector consistent with his or her pledge. The Secretary of State shall not accept and shall not count the ballot if the presidential elector has not marked the ballot or has marked the ballot in violation of his or her pledge.
(4) A presidential elector who refuses to present a ballot, who attempts to present an unmarked ballot, or who attempts to present a ballot marked in violation of his or her pledge vacates the office of presidential elector.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 214;
Laws 2014, LB946, § 15.
Annotations
This section provides procedures for meeting of presidential electors. State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 150 Neb. 233, 34 N.W.2d 279 (1948).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-715 - Presidential electors; compensation.

32-715.
Presidential electors; compensation.
The Secretary of State shall incorporate in his or her budget the sum of five hundred dollars for the payment of requests for payment or reimbursement presented by the presidential electors of the electoral college. The electors shall receive compensation of five dollars for each day of attendance and shall be reimbursed for mileage as provided in section 81-1176.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 215;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 71.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-717 - New political party; validity of petition signatures; certification of establishment; copy of constitution and bylaws; filed.

32-717.
New political party; validity of petition signatures; certification of establishment; copy of constitution and bylaws; filed.
Within twenty business days after all the petitions to form a new political party which contain signatures are filed with the Secretary of State, he or she shall determine the validity and sufficiency of such petitions and signatures. Clerical and technical errors in a petition shall be disregarded if the forms prescribed by the Secretary of State are substantially followed. If the petitions are determined to be sufficient and valid, the Secretary of State shall issue a certification establishing the new political party. Copies of such certification shall be issued to the person, group, or association forming the new political party. Within twenty days after the certification of establishment of the new political party by the Secretary of State, the person, group, or association forming the new political party or its new officers shall file with the Secretary of State the constitution and bylaws of such party along with a certified list of the names and addresses of the officers of the new political party.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 217;
Laws 2021, LB285, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-719 - Political party conventions; individual vote; unit voting prohibited.

32-719.
Political party conventions; individual vote; unit voting prohibited.
At all political party conventions held under sections 32-707 and 32-710, each delegate shall be entitled to register his or her individual vote, and it shall be unlawful to attempt to bind any delegate by any political party or convention rules requiring the delegates from any political subdivision to such convention to vote as one unit.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 219;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-720 - Division of political party ballot; preference; how determined; dissolution of political party; procedure; effect.

32-720.
Division of political party ballot; preference; how determined; dissolution of political party; procedure; effect.
(1) In case of a division of any political party, the Secretary of State shall give the preference of party name to the convention held at the time and place designated in the call of the regularly constituted political party authorities, and if the other faction presents no other party name, the Secretary of State shall select a name or title and place the same on the ballot before the list of candidates of such faction. The action of the preceding national convention of such party, regularly called, shall determine the action of the Secretary of State or the court in its decision. The Secretary of State may be compelled by peremptory order of mandamus to perform such duty.
(2) A political party may dissolve by filing a notice of dissolution with the Secretary of State. The notice shall be filed by the executive committee or state central committee of the political party or, if no such committee exists, by an officer of the political party. If the notice is filed prior to December 1 of the calendar year before the statewide primary election, the Secretary of State shall not accept any filings for the political party or place the political party on the statewide primary election ballot for the statewide primary election.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 220;
Laws 2014, LB1048, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-721 - Candidate at special election; nomination by convention or committee; certificates of nomination; time of filing.

32-721.
Candidate at special election; nomination by convention or committee; certificates of nomination; time of filing.
Any candidate of any political party for an office to be filled at a special election shall be nominated by a convention or central committee of his or her political party. The nomination shall be in writing, shall contain the name of the office for which each person was nominated and the name and residence of each person so nominated, including, if in a city, the street and number of residence, and place of business, if any, and shall designate in not more than five words the political party which such convention or committee represents. The presiding officer and the secretary of such convention or committee shall sign the nomination and include their respective places of business and take an oath before an officer qualified to administer oaths that the affiants were such officers at such convention or committee and that the certificate and the statements therein contained are true to the best of their knowledge and belief. Such conventions or committee meetings shall be held not less than seventy days prior to the date fixed by law for the election of the persons so nominated. The nomination shall be filed with the filing officer prescribed in section 32-607 not less than seventy days before the election.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 221.
Annotations
Form of certificate, set out in opinion, was approved. State ex rel. Norton v. Van Camp, 36 Neb. 91, 54 N.W. 113 (1893).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-802 - Notice of election; contents.

32-802.
Notice of election; contents.
The notice of election for any election shall state the date on which the election is to be held and the hours the polls will be open and list all offices, candidates, and issues that will appear on the ballots. The notice of election shall be printed in English and in any other language required pursuant to the Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992. In the case of a primary election, the notice of election shall list all offices and candidates that are being forwarded to the general election. The notice of election shall only state that amendments or referendums will be voted upon and that the Secretary of State will publish a true copy of the title and text of any amendments or referendums once each week for three consecutive weeks preceding the election. Such notice of election shall appear in at least one newspaper designated by the election commissioner, county clerk, city council, or village board no later than forty-two days prior to the election. The election commissioner or county clerk shall, not later than forty-two days prior to the election, (1) post in his or her office the same notice of election published in the newspaper and (2) provide a copy of the notice to the political subdivisions appearing on the ballot. The election commissioner or county clerk shall correct the ballot to reflect any corrections received within five days after mailing the notice as provided in section 32-819. The notice of election shall be posted in lieu of sample ballots until such time as sample ballots are printed. If joint elections are held in conjunction with the statewide primary or general election by a county, city, or village, only one notice of election need be published and signed by the election commissioner or county clerk.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 223;
Laws 2002, LB 935, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB451, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-803 - Sample of official ballot; publication; requirements; rate; limitation.

32-803.
Sample of official ballot; publication; requirements; rate; limitation.
(1) A sample of the official ballot shall be printed in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county, city, or village as designated by the election commissioner, county clerk, city council, or village board. The sample shall be printed in English and in any other language required pursuant to the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992.
(2) Except for elections conducted in accordance with section 32-960, such publication shall be made not more than fifteen nor less than two days before the day of election, and the same shall appear in only one regular issue of each paper. For elections conducted in accordance with section 32-960, such publication shall be made not less than thirty days before the election.
(3) The form of the ballot so published shall conform in all respects to the form prescribed for official ballots as set forth in sections 32-806, 32-809, and 32-812, but larger or smaller type may be used. When paper ballots are not being used, a reduced-size facsimile of the official ballot shall be published as it appears on the voting system. Such publication shall include suitable instructions to the voters for casting their ballots using the voting system being used at the election.
(4) The rate charged by the newspapers and paid by the county board for the publication of such sample ballot shall not exceed the rate regularly charged for display advertising in such newspaper in which the publication is made.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 224;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 73;
Laws 2003, LB 358, § 10;
Laws 2019, LB411, § 41.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-804 - Sample ballots; distribution.

32-804.
Sample ballots; distribution.
If in the judgment of the election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk the sample ballot published in the newspaper will not be seen by the voters generally, sample ballots may be printed on light red, light green, or light pink paper. The sample ballots shall be distributed not less than three nor more than thirty-five days before the election in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the total number of votes cast in such county, city, or village at the immediately preceding general election. The separate sample ballots shall be of the exact size and form as the official ballot.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 225.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-805 - Ballots; preparation; contents; posting.

32-805.
Ballots; preparation; contents; posting.
The election commissioner or county clerk shall prepare the necessary ballots for every election in which candidates for elective office are certified to or filed with the election commissioner or county clerk or whenever any question is to be submitted to a vote of the registered voters of any locality and not to the state generally. The ballots shall be printed in English and in any other language required pursuant to the Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992. If a question is submitted to the registered voters of any city or village alone, the city or village clerk shall provide the necessary ballots. Sample ballots shall be prepared for each precinct and shall be the same as the official ballots for the precinct. The official ballot shall be headed with the words Official Ballot, and the sample ballot shall be headed with the words Sample Ballot. All official and sample ballots shall be in the possession of the election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk at least ten days before the election and subject to inspection by the candidates or their agents. One set of sample ballots shall be posted in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk not later than ten days prior to the election. Two sample ballots shall be posted at each polling place in each precinct on the morning of election day by the judges and clerks of election at or near the polling place. Additional sample ballots may be printed. No person other than an election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk shall print or cause to be printed or distributed any ballot marked Official Ballot.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 226.
Annotations
The arrangement of party names on the ballot is a matter within the discretion of the county clerk provided that each candidate is given the designation to which he is entitled. Woods v. State ex rel. McNerney, 44 Neb. 430, 63 N.W. 23 (1895).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-806 - Official ballots; color; type style and size.

32-806.
Official ballots; color; type style and size.
All official ballots prepared pursuant to the Election Act shall be white in color, except that the election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk may designate a distinctive color of ballot or ink for city, village, or school elections or, when authorized by the Secretary of State, for elections of any other political subdivision. If a distinctive color is designated, the color of the ballot shall not be the same as the sample ballots as provided in section 32-804. The style and size of type on official ballots shall be as close as possible to the style used on the ballots furnished by the Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 227.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-807 - Ballots; number; printing and delivery.

32-807.
Ballots; number; printing and delivery.
The election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk shall print and deliver to each precinct or district in the county, city, or village an approximate number of ballots based upon what would appear sufficient at the time the ballots are to be printed. Such totals shall take into consideration increases in registration, early voting, annexations, changes in boundaries, spoiled ballots, and any other factor that may influence the total number of ballots needed. Additional ballots shall be printed to meet any contingency in order to provide a sufficient number of ballots for each precinct or district in the county, city, or village.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 228;
Laws 2005, LB 98, § 7.
Annotations
Under this section, the number of ballots to be printed is not a fixed and certain quantity, but is the result of computation by the clerk and is subject in some degree to his discretion. Wahlquist v. Adams County, 94 Neb. 682, 144 N.W. 171 (1913).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-808 - Ballots for early voting; delivery; special ballot; publication of application form.

32-808.
Ballots for early voting; delivery; special ballot; publication of application form.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 32-939.02, ballots for early voting to be mailed pursuant to section 32-941 shall be ready for delivery to registered voters at least thirty-five days prior to each statewide primary or general election and at least fifteen days prior to all other elections.
(2) The election commissioner or county clerk shall not mail or issue any ballot for early voting if the election to which such ballot pertains has already been held.
(3) The election commissioner or county clerk shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county an application form to be used by registered voters in making an application for a ballot for early voting after the ballots become available. The publication of the application shall not be required if the election is held by mail pursuant to sections 32-952 to 32-959.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 229;
Laws 1996, LB 964, § 4;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 74;
Laws 1999, LB 571, § 3;
Laws 2005, LB 98, § 8;
Laws 2007, LB646, § 5;
Laws 2010, LB951, § 3;
Laws 2013, LB271, § 1.
Cross References
Ballots for early voting for school bond elections, see section 10-703.01.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-808.01 - Ballot for early voting; application; distribution by mail; requirements; applicability.

32-808.01.
Ballot for early voting; application; distribution by mail; requirements; applicability.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person or organization distributing an application by mail for a ballot for early voting shall use the form prescribed by the Secretary of State. The form shall contain on the top of the first page in bold type (a) the identity of the person or organization distributing the form and (b) the following statements:
You may submit this form if you wish to request a ballot for early voting. You do not need to complete this form if you have already requested a ballot for early voting for this election.
(2) This section shall not apply to an application for a ballot for early voting distributed by the Secretary of State, an election commissioner, or a county clerk.
Source
Laws 2022, LB843, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-809 - Statewide primary election; official ballot; form; contents.

32-809.
Statewide primary election; official ballot; form; contents.
(1) The form of the official ballot at the statewide primary election shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State. At the top of the ballot and over all else shall be printed in boldface type the name of the political party, ....... Official Ballot, Primary Election 20.. . Each division containing the names of the office and a list of candidates for such office shall be separated from other groups by a bold line. The ballot shall list at-large candidates and subdistrict candidates under appropriate headings.
(2) All proposals for constitutional amendments and candidates on the nonpartisan ballot shall be submitted on a ballot where bold lines separate one office or issue from another. Proposals for constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature shall be placed on the ballot as provided in sections 49-201 to 49-211. All constitutional amendments shall be placed on a separate ballot when a paper ballot is used which requires the ballot after being voted to be folded before being deposited in a ballot box. When an optical-scan ballot is used which requires a ballot envelope or sleeve in which the ballot after being voted is placed before being deposited in a ballot box, constitutional amendments may be printed on either side of the ballot and shall be separated from other offices or issues by a bold line. Constitutional amendments so arranged shall constitute a separate ballot.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 32-811, the statewide primary election ballot shall contain the name of every candidate filing or recognized under subsection (1) of section 32-606 and sections 32-611, 32-613, and 32-614 and no other names. No name of a candidate for member of the Legislature or an elective office described in Article IV, section 1, of the Constitution of Nebraska shall appear on any ballot or any series of ballots at any primary election more than once. When two or more of the last names of candidates for the same office at the primary election are the same in spelling or sound, the official ballots may, on the request of any such candidate, have his or her address printed immediately below his or her name in capital and lowercase letters in lightface type of the same size as the type in which the name of the candidate is printed.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 230;
Laws 2003, LB 358, § 11;
Laws 2012, LB878, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB843, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 32 - Elections › 32-810 - Primary election ballot; arrangement of names and proposals.

32-810.
Primary election ballot; arrangement of names and proposals.
(1) The election commissioner or county clerk shall place the names of all partisan candidates certified to him or her by the Secretary of State and of those partisan candidates filing in his or her office on a primary election ballot headed with the political party designation. The names of each nonpartisan candidate certified by the Secretary of State and of each nonpartisan candidate filing in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk shall be placed on the primary election ballot headed by the words Nonpartisan Ticket.
(2) If any office is not subject to the upcoming election, the office shall be omitted from the ballot and the remaining offices shall move up so that the same relative order is preserved. The order of any offices may be altered to allow for the best utilization of ballot space in order to avoid printing a second ballot when one ballot would be sufficient if an optical-scan ballot is used. All proposals on the ballot submitted by a political subdivision shall follow all offices on the ballot for such political subdivision.
(3) The election commissioner or county clerk shall follow the order of precincts or wards as set out in the official abstract book on file in his or her office in preparing the official ballots. At the primary election, on the first set of ballots for the first precinct or ward shall be the names of candidates filing by date and hour as certified by the Secretary of State and for local candidates the names of candidates shall be listed in the order of filing by date and hour with the election commissioner or county clerk. When there are more candidates than vacancies for the same office, the names of all partisan and nonpartisan candidates at a primary election shall be rotated precinct by precinct in each office division in the order in which the precincts are set out in the official abstract book. In making the changes of position, the printer shall take the line of type at the head of each office division and place it at the bottom of that division, shoving up the column so that the name that was second shall be first after the change.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 231;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 75;
Laws 1999, LB 571, § 4;
Laws 2003, LB 358, § 12.