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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3404 - Sector Partnership Program; created; Department of Labor; duties; Department of Economic Development; contracts authorized; completed studies; public information.

48-3404.
Sector Partnership Program; created; Department of Labor; duties; Department of Economic Development; contracts authorized; completed studies; public information.
(1) The Sector Partnership Program is created. The program shall be administered by the Department of Labor in conjunction with the Department of Economic Development. In establishing and administering the program, the Department of Labor shall consult with the Nebraska Workforce Development Board, the Department of Economic Development, and the State Department of Education.
(2) The Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Department of Economic Development, shall:
(a) Establish a study process to conduct labor availability and skills gap studies;
(b) Determine the laborshed areas of the state; and
(c) Complete labor availability and skills gap studies for all laborshed areas of the state on a rotating basis as determined by the Department of Labor.
(3) The Department of Labor and the Department of Economic Development may contract with other entities to conduct additional labor availability, skills gap, and sector partnership studies.
(4) The Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Department of Economic Development, shall provide technical assistance to local sector partnerships and persons interested in forming partnerships. Technical assistance may include providing: (a) Direction and counseling on forming and sustaining partnerships; (b) professional development and capacity building through academies, toolkits, and peer sharing networks; (c) customized labor market and economic analysis; and (d) information on career pathways, worker training resources, skill standards, and industry-based certifications.
(5) Except to the extent otherwise provided in state or federal law, all completed labor availability and skills gap studies shall be public information.
Source
Laws 2016, LB1110, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3405 - Sector Partnership Program Fund; created; use; investment.

48-3405.
Sector Partnership Program Fund; created; use; investment.
(1) The Sector Partnership Program Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Labor. The fund shall be used to pursue sector partnership activities, including, but not limited to, labor availability and skills gap studies by the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic Development pursuant to the Sector Partnership Program Act. The fund may also be used for administrative costs of the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic Development associated with sector partnership activities.
(2) The fund shall consist of such money as is: (a) Transferred to the fund from the Job Training Cash Fund and the Nebraska Training and Support Cash Fund; (b) otherwise appropriated to the fund by the Legislature; (c) donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions to the fund from public or private entities; and (d) made available by any department or agency of the United States if so directed by such department or agency. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2016, LB1110, § 10.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3406 - Report.

48-3406.
Report.
On or before July 31 of each year, the department shall provide an annual report to the Governor and the Business and Labor Committee of the Legislature. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. The report shall detail the process and results of the labor availability and skills gap studies.
Source
Laws 2016, LB1110, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3502 - Terms, defined.

48-3502.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Workplace Privacy Act:
(1) Adverse action means the discharge of an employee, a threat against an employee, or any other act against an employee that negatively affects the employee’s employment;
(2) Applicant means a prospective employee applying for employment;
(3) Electronic communication device means a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, electronic device with mobile data access, laptop computer, pager, broadband personal communication device, two-way messaging device, electronic game, or portable computing device;
(4) Employee means an individual employed by an employer;
(5) Employer means a public or nonpublic entity or an individual engaged in a business, an industry, a profession, a trade, or other enterprise in the state, including any agent, representative, or designee acting directly or indirectly in the interest of such an employer; and
(6)(a) Personal Internet account means an individual’s online account that requires login information in order to access or control the account.
(b) Personal Internet account does not include:
(i) An online account that an employer or educational institution supplies or pays for, except when the employer or educational institution pays only for additional features or enhancements to the online account; or
(ii) An online account that is used exclusively for a business purpose of the employer.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3503 - Employer; prohibited acts.

48-3503.
Employer; prohibited acts.
No employer shall:
(1) Require or request that an employee or applicant provide or disclose any user name or password or any other related account information in order to gain access to the employee's or applicant's personal Internet account by way of an electronic communication device;
(2) Require or request that an employee or applicant log into a personal Internet account by way of an electronic communication device in the presence of the employer in a manner that enables the employer to observe the contents of the employee’s or applicant’s personal Internet account or provides the employer access to the employee's or applicant's personal Internet account;
(3) Require an employee or applicant to add anyone, including the employer, to the list of contacts associated with the employee's or applicant’s personal Internet account or require or otherwise coerce an employee or applicant to change the settings on the employee's or applicant's personal Internet account which affects the ability of others to view the content of such account; or
(4) Take adverse action against, fail to hire, or otherwise penalize an employee or applicant for failure to provide or disclose any of the information or to take any of the actions specified in subdivisions (1) through (3) of this section.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3504 - Waiver of right or protection under act prohibited.

48-3504.
Waiver of right or protection under act prohibited.
An employer shall not require an employee or applicant to waive or limit any protection granted under the Workplace Privacy Act as a condition of continued employment or of applying for or receiving an offer of employment. Any agreement to waive any right or protection under the act is against the public policy of this state and is void and unenforceable.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3505 - Retaliation or discrimination.

48-3505.
Retaliation or discrimination.
An employer shall not retaliate or discriminate against an employee or applicant because the employee or applicant:
(1) Files a complaint under the Workplace Privacy Act; or
(2) Testifies, assists, or participates in an investigation, proceeding, or action concerning a violation of the act.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3506 - Employee acts prohibited.

48-3506.
Employee acts prohibited.
An employee shall not download or transfer an employer's private proprietary information or private financial data to a personal Internet account without authorization from the employer. This section shall not apply if the proprietary information or the financial data is otherwise disclosed by the employer to the public pursuant to other provisions of law or practice.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3507 - Employer's rights not limited by act.

48-3507.
Employer's rights not limited by act.
Nothing in the Workplace Privacy Act limits an employer's right to:
(1) Promulgate and maintain lawful workplace policies governing the use of the employer's electronic equipment, including policies regarding Internet use and personal Internet account use;
(2) Request or require an employee or applicant to disclose access information to the employer to gain access to or operate:
(a) An electronic communication device supplied by or paid for in whole or in part by the employer; or
(b) An account or service provided by the employer, obtained by virtue of the employee's employment relationship with the employer, or used for the employer's business purposes;
(3) Restrict or prohibit an employee’s access to certain websites while using an electronic communication device supplied by or paid for in whole or in part by the employer or while using an employer’s network or resources, to the extent permissible under applicable laws;
(4) Monitor, review, access, or block electronic data stored on an electronic communication device supplied by or paid for in whole or in part by the employer or stored on an employer’s network, to the extent permissible under applicable laws;
(5) Access information about an employee or applicant that is in the public domain or is otherwise obtained in compliance with the Workplace Privacy Act;
(6) Conduct an investigation or require an employee to cooperate in an investigation under any of the following circumstances:
(a) If the employer has specific information about potentially wrongful activity taking place on the employee’s personal Internet account, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, or prohibitions against work-related employee misconduct; or
(b) If the employer has specific information about an unauthorized download or transfer of the employer's private proprietary information, private financial data, or other confidential information to an employee’s personal Internet account;
(7) Take adverse action against an employee for downloading or transferring an employer’s private proprietary information or private financial data to a personal Internet account without the employer’s authorization;
(8) Comply with requirements to screen employees or applicants before hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications that are established by state or federal law or by a self-regulatory organization as defined in 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26), as such section existed on January 1, 2016; or
(9) Comply with a law enforcement investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3509 - Personal Internet account; employer; duty; liability.

48-3509.
Personal Internet account; employer; duty; liability.
(1) The Workplace Privacy Act does not create a duty for an employer to search or monitor the activity of a personal Internet account.
(2) An employer is not liable under the act for failure to request or require that an employee or applicant grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee’s or applicant’s personal Internet account.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3510 - Employer; limit on liability and use of certain information.

48-3510.
Employer; limit on liability and use of certain information.
If an employer inadvertently learns the user name, password, or other means of access to an employee's or applicant’s personal Internet account through the use of otherwise lawful technology that monitors the employer's computer network or employer-provided electronic communication devices for service quality or security purposes, the employer is not liable for obtaining the information, but the employer shall not use the information to access the employee's or applicant's personal Internet account or share the information with anyone. The employer shall delete such information as soon as practicable.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3511 - Civil action authorized.

48-3511.
Civil action authorized.
Upon violation of the Workplace Privacy Act, an aggrieved employee or applicant may, in addition to any other available remedy, institute a civil action within one year after the date of the alleged violation or the discovery of the alleged violation, whichever is later. The employee or applicant shall file an action directly in the district court of the county where such alleged violation occurred. The district court shall file and try such case as any other civil action, and any successful complainant shall be entitled to appropriate relief, including temporary or permanent injunctive relief, general and special damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs.
Source
Laws 2016, LB821, § 11;
Laws 2018, LB193, § 85.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3601 - Act, how cited.

48-3601.
Act, how cited.
Sections 48-3601 to 48-3609 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 1;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3602 - Terms, defined.

48-3602.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act:
(1) Athletic grant-in-aid means the money given to a student-athlete by a postsecondary institution for tuition, fees, room, board, and textbooks as consideration for the student-athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and does not include compensation for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation;
(2) Collegiate athletic association means any athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports;
(3) Compensation for the use of a student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation includes, but is not limited to, consideration received pursuant to an endorsement contract as defined in section 48-2602;
(4) Intercollegiate sport has the same meaning as in section 48-2602;
(5) Postsecondary institution has the same meaning as in section 85-2403;
(6) Professional representation includes, but is not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent holding a certificate of registration under the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act, a financial advisor registered under the Securities Act of Nebraska, or an attorney admitted to the bar by order of the Supreme Court of this state;
(7) Sponsor means an individual or organization that pays money or provides goods or services in exchange for advertising rights;
(8) Student-athlete has the same meaning as in section 48-2602; and
(9) Team contract means a contract between a postsecondary institution or a postsecondary institution's athletic department and a sponsor.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 2;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 2.
Cross References
Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act, see section 48-2601.
Securities Act of Nebraska, see section 8-1123.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3604 - Name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, disclosure required; limitation.

48-3604.
Name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, disclosure required; limitation.
Any student-athlete who enters into a contract or agreement that provides compensation for the use of such student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation shall disclose such contract or agreement to an official of the postsecondary institution for which such student-athlete participates in an intercollegiate sport. The official to which such contract or agreement shall be disclosed shall be designated by each postsecondary institution, and the designation shall be communicated in writing to each student-athlete participating in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution. Unless otherwise required by law, each postsecondary institution shall be prohibited from disclosing any terms of such contract or agreement that the student-athlete or the student-athlete's professional representation deems to be a trade secret or otherwise nondisclosable.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3605 - Name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, restrictions; conflict with team contract, effect.

48-3605.
Name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, restrictions; conflict with team contract, effect.
(1) No student-athlete shall enter into a contract or agreement with a sponsor that provides compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation if (a) such contract or agreement requires such student-athlete to display such sponsor's apparel or to otherwise advertise for the sponsor during official team activities and (b) compliance with such contract or agreement requirement would conflict with a team contract. Any postsecondary institution asserting such conflict shall disclose to the student-athlete and the student-athlete's professional representation, if applicable, the full team contract that is asserted to be in conflict. The student-athlete and the student-athlete's professional representation, if applicable, shall be prohibited from disclosing any terms of a team contract that the postsecondary institution deems to be a trade secret or otherwise nondisclosable.
(2) No team contract shall prevent a student-athlete from receiving compensation for the use of such student-athlete's name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation when the student-athlete is not engaged in official team activities.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 5;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3606 - Student-athlete; obtain professional representation; effect; postsecondary institutions; education and training.

48-3606.
Student-athlete; obtain professional representation; effect; postsecondary institutions; education and training.
(1) No postsecondary institution or collegiate athletic association shall penalize a student-athlete or prevent a student-athlete from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport because such student-athlete obtains professional representation in relation to a contract or legal matter related to the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness.
(2) No collegiate athletic association shall penalize a postsecondary institution or prevent a postsecondary institution from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport because a student-athlete participating in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution obtains professional representation in relation to a contract or legal matter related to the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness.
(3) A postsecondary institution may offer education and training to student-athletes to aid them in understanding the opportunities that may become available to them for the use of their name, image, or likeness, including education in the areas of networking and communication, brand-building and management, financial literacy, and compliance.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 6;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3607 - Act; effect on contracts.

48-3607.
Act; effect on contracts.
(1) The Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act shall not be applied in a manner that violates any contract in effect prior to the date determined by a postsecondary institution pursuant to section 48-3609 with regard to such postsecondary institution or any student-athlete who participates in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution for as long as such contract remains in effect without modification.
(2) On and after the date determined by a postsecondary institution pursuant to section 48-3609, such postsecondary institution shall not enter into, modify, or renew any contract in a manner that conflicts with the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 7;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3608 - Civil action authorized; damages, procedure; limitation.

48-3608.
Civil action authorized; damages, procedure; limitation.
(1) A student-athlete or a postsecondary institution aggrieved by a violation of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act may bring a civil action against the postsecondary institution or collegiate athletic association committing such violation.
(2) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act shall be entitled to:
(a) Actual damages;
(b) Such preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate; and
(c) Reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(3) A public postsecondary institution may be sued upon claims arising under the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act only to the extent allowed under the State Tort Claims Act, the State Contract Claims Act, or the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, except that a civil action for a violation of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act may only be brought within one year after the cause of action has accrued.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 8;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 8.
Cross References
State Contract Claims Act, see section 81-8,302.
State Miscellaneous Claims Act, see section 81-8,294.
State Tort Claims Act, see section 81-8,235.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3609 - Act, applicability.

48-3609.
Act, applicability.
Each postsecondary institution shall determine a date on or before July 1, 2023, upon which the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act shall begin to apply to such postsecondary institution and the student-athletes who participate in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and to any collegiate athletic association or professional representation in interactions with such postsecondary institution or student-athletes.
Source
Laws 2020, LB962, § 9;
Laws 2022, LB1137, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3702 - Legislative findings.

48-3702.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that:
(1) In order to promote strong economic development policies, good jobs, growing businesses, and thriving communities, it is the intent of the Legislature that the state support the continued planning and development of the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System;
(2) As recommended in the 2019 Nebraska Economic Development Task Force Report, it is the long-term goal of the state to target resources and focus data analysis on assessing workforce development and employment success;
(3) The Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System is envisioned as a comprehensive, sustainable, and robust lifelong learning and workforce longitudinal data system serving the needs of the people of Nebraska;
(4) The Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System collaboration has its roots in Legislative Bill 1071 enacted by the One Hundred First Legislature, Second Session, which directed the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, and the Community College Board of Governors for each community college area to adopt a policy to share student data. In 2019, such partners completed the legal formation of the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System as a joint public entity under the Interlocal Cooperation Act in order to cooperate for mutual advantage with regard to data initiatives; and
(5) The Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System shall be a comprehensive, sustainable, and robust lifelong learning and workforce longitudinal data system to enable the training of tomorrow's workforce, today.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1160, § 2.
Cross References
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3703 - Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System.

48-3703.
Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System.
The Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System allows Nebraska to:
(1) Provide workforce-outcomes data to postsecondary institutions to guide program, educator, and institutional improvement;
(2) Support students and parents in understanding what education, training, and career pathways best prepare students for occupational success;
(3) Provide comprehensive data about student success and workforce outcomes to policymakers to inform decisions and resource allocation;
(4) Track workforce outcomes in order to better align programs with demands in the labor market;
(5) Disaggregate student outcomes by race, ethnicity, gender, and economic status in order to identify and close educational attainment gaps; and
(6) Identify the long-term return on investment from early education programs.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1160, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 48 - Labor › 48-3704 - Memorandum of understanding; duties; report.

48-3704.
Memorandum of understanding; duties; report.
(1) The Department of Labor shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System before December 31, 2020, to ensure the exchange of available Department of Labor data throughout the prekindergarten to postsecondary education to workforce continuum, and may utilize data and agreements under sections 79-776, 85-110, 85-309, and 85-1511.
(2) On or before December 1, 2022, and on or before each December 1 thereafter, the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System shall issue a report electronically to the Clerk of the Legislature and the Governor. Such report shall provide an overview of research and analysis conducted, additional data needs for future analysis, and organizational structure and needs.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1160, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB1130, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-201 - Constitutional amendments; proposal by Legislature; resolution.

49-201.
Constitutional amendments; proposal by Legislature; resolution.
Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by resolution of the Legislature, and if the same shall be voted for by three-fifths of the members thereof, in the manner provided by Article XVI, section 1, of the Constitution, the amendment or amendments proposed shall be submitted to the electors of this state for approval or rejection in the manner hereinafter provided.
Source
Laws 1877, § 1, p. 114;
R.S.1913, § 3698;
C.S.1922, § 3086;
Laws 1925, c. 112, § 1, p. 303;
C.S.1929, § 49-201;
R.S.1943, § 49-201.
Annotations
Because of insufficient publication of notice, attempted constitutional amendment, to exclude schools of deaf and blind from jurisdiction of Board of Control, was ineffective. State ex rel Hall v. Cline, 118 Neb. 150, 224 N.W. 6 (1929).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-202 - Amendments proposed by Legislature; publication.

49-202.
Amendments proposed by Legislature; publication.
Such proposed amendment or amendments shall be published by the Secretary of State once each week for three weeks, in at least one newspaper to be designated by the Governor, in each county where a newspaper is published, immediately preceding the next election of members of the Legislature, with notice prefixed thereto that at such election such proposed amendment or amendments will be submitted to the electors of this state for approval or rejection.
Source
Laws 1877, § 2, p. 114;
Laws 1895, c. 3, § 1, p. 67;
Laws 1909, c. 2, § 1, p. 54;
R.S.1913, § 3699;
C.S.1922, § 3087;
Laws 1925, c. 112, § 2, p. 303;
C.S.1929, § 49-202;
R.S.1943, § 49-202;
Laws 1953, c. 170, § 1, p. 545.
Cross References
For required publication, see Article XVI, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-202.01 - Amendments proposed by Legislature; explanatory statement; requirements.

49-202.01.
Amendments proposed by Legislature; explanatory statement; requirements.
(1) When any proposal submitted by the Legislature is placed on the ballot for a vote of the electorate of the entire state, a statement in clear, concise language explaining the effect of a vote for and a vote against the proposal shall be printed immediately preceding the ballot title. Such statement shall be prepared by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council and submitted to the Secretary of State at least four months prior to the general election for certification to the election commissioners and county clerks along with the ballot titles. Such statement shall be printed in italics and shall be so worded as to not be intentionally an argument or likely to create prejudice either for or against the proposal. The statement shall also be published in italics preceding the ballot title on each proposal published pursuant to section 49-202.
(2) The four-month requirement prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any legislative proposal submitted to the electorate at a special election as provided in Article XVI, section 1, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 559.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-203 - Amendments proposed by Legislature; manner of submission.

49-203.
Amendments proposed by Legislature; manner of submission.
At such election on the ballot of each elector voting shall be written or printed the words For proposed amendment to the Constitution, and Against proposed amendment to the Constitution, unless the Legislature in the resolution providing for the submission of a proposed amendment or amendments shall otherwise provide.
Source
Laws 1877, § 3, p. 114;
R.S.1913, § 3700;
C.S.1922, § 3088;
Laws 1925, c. 112, § 3, p. 304;
C.S.1929, § 49-203;
R.S.1943, § 49-203.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-204 - Amendments proposed by Legislature; election; returns; canvass.

49-204.
Amendments proposed by Legislature; election; returns; canvass.
Public notice that the proposed amendment or amendments to the Constitution of Nebraska are to be voted upon shall be given as provided in the Constitution. The judges and clerks of election shall make return to the county clerk or election commissioner of their respective counties of (1) the number of electors voting at such election at which such amendments are voted upon, (2) the number of electors who voted for such amendment or amendments, and (3) the number of electors who voted against such amendment or amendments. The several county clerks or election commissioners in the different counties shall make return to the board of state canvassers provided for in section 32-1037 in the same manner and within the same time that they are required to make return of votes cast for officers described in such section. All such returns shall be directed to the Secretary of State and transmitted to him or her in a separate abstract from the abstract and return of votes cast for the officers named in such section.
The returns from the election officers shall be canvassed by the county canvassing board which canvasses the other election returns in the county. The county canvassing board shall determine, from the returns made by the judges and clerks of election, the number of electors voting at the election, the number of electors voting at such election for the amendment or amendments, and the number of electors who voted against the amendment or amendments. The county canvassing board shall enter its findings in the book in which the canvass of other election returns is made, and from the findings so made, the county clerk or election commissioner shall make the returns to the board of state canvassers as provided in this section.
Source
Laws 1877, § 4, p. 115;
Laws 1895, c. 4, § 1, p. 69;
Laws 1897, c. 5, § 1, p. 45;
Laws 1907, c. 1, § 1, p. 49;
R.S.1913, § 3701;
C.S.1922, § 3089;
C.S.1929, § 49-204;
R.S.1943, § 49-204;
Laws 1959, c. 232, § 1, p. 812;
Laws 1973, LB 554, § 1;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 558.
Annotations
Section is constitutional, and it was the duty of state board of canvassers to canvass returns on constitutional amendments. State ex rel. Oldham v. Dean, 84 Neb. 344, 121 N.W. 719 (1909).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-205 - Amendments proposed by Legislature; election; vote required for adoption; proclamation by Governor.

49-205.
Amendments proposed by Legislature; election; vote required for adoption; proclamation by Governor.
If a majority of the electors voting on any such amendment adopt the same, provided the votes cast in favor of such amendment shall not be less than thirty-five percent of the total votes cast at such election, the Governor, within ten days after the result is ascertained, shall make proclamation declaring the proposed amendment or amendments to be a part of the Constitution of the state.
Source
Laws 1877, § 5, p. 115;
R.S.1913, § 3702;
C.S.1922, § 3090;
Laws 1925, c. 112, § 4, p. 304;
C.S.1929, § 49-205;
R.S.1943, § 49-205.
Annotations
Constitutional amendment, to exclude schools of deaf and blind from jurisdiction of Board of Control, was ineffective for failure to comply with requirements. State ex rel. Hall v. Cline, 118 Neb. 150, 224 N.W. 6 (1929).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-206 - Amendments; how enrolled and numbered; duties of Secretary of State.

49-206.
Amendments; how enrolled and numbered; duties of Secretary of State.
Whenever any amendments to the Constitution shall have been proposed to and adopted by the electors of this state, as provided in sections 49-201 to 49-205, the same shall be enrolled and numbered in the order of time in which they may be adopted, and preserved by the Secretary of State among the public records of his office.
Source
Laws 1877, § 6, p. 115;
R.S.1913, § 3703;
C.S.1922, § 3091;
C.S.1929, § 49-206;
R.S.1943, § 49-206.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-207 - Amendments; more than one submitted; order of submission; form of ballot; duty of Secretary of State.

49-207.
Amendments; more than one submitted; order of submission; form of ballot; duty of Secretary of State.
Whenever at a session of the Legislature more than one amendment to the Constitution or proposition is submitted to a vote of the people, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide the form of the ballots containing such propositions or proposed amendments, which are to be submitted to a vote of the people. The Secretary of State shall number the amendments consecutively in the order they are received from the Governor. If more than one amendment to the Constitution or proposition is received at the same time, they shall be submitted in the order they were approved by the Legislature.
Source
Laws 1895, c. 5, § 1, p. 69;
R.S.1913, § 3704;
C.S.1922, § 3092;
C.S.1929, § 49-207;
R.S.1943, § 49-207;
Laws 1955, c. 191, § 1, p. 552.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-208 - Amendments; official and sample ballots; printing.

49-208.
Amendments; official and sample ballots; printing.
The ballots shall be printed, both official and sample, in conformity with the provisions of the Election Act regulating ballots at a general election.
Source
Laws 1895, c. 5, § 2, p. 70;
R.S.1913, § 3705;
C.S.1922, § 3093;
C.S.1929, § 49-208;
R.S.1943, § 49-208;
Laws 1953, c. 171, § 1, p. 546;
Laws 1972, LB 661, § 77;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 560.
Cross References
Election Act, see section 32-101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-209 - Amendments; form of ballots; when transmitted.

49-209.
Amendments; form of ballots; when transmitted.
The form of the ballots prepared in conformity with sections 49-202.01, 49-207, and 49-208 shall be transmitted to the county clerks and election commissioners of the several counties of this state at least fifty days before the election at which such proposition or amendments are to be voted upon.
Source
Laws 1895, c. 5, § 3, p. 70;
R.S.1913, § 3706;
C.S.1922, § 3094;
C.S.1929, § 49-209;
R.S.1943, § 49-209;
Laws 1961, c. 242, § 1, p. 722;
Laws 1973, LB 554, § 2;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 561;
Laws 1997, LB 764, § 109.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-210 - Amendments; election; duties of county clerk or election commissioner.

49-210.
Amendments; election; duties of county clerk or election commissioner.
The county clerk or election commissioner of each county shall see that the list of voters book and the official summary of votes cast furnished each voting precinct are suitably printed and ruled so as to enable the election officers to make returns of the votes cast on the various propositions or amendments submitted and to enable the election officers to make full and complete returns of the facts required of them to be made to the county clerk or election commissioner.
Source
Laws 1895, c. 5, § 6, p. 71;
Laws 1897, c. 5, § 1, p. 46;
R.S.1913, § 3707;
C.S.1922, § 3095;
C.S.1929, § 49-210;
R.S.1943, § 49-210;
Laws 1973, LB 554, § 3;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 562.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-211 - Failure of election officers to make returns; penalty.

49-211.
Failure of election officers to make returns; penalty.
Should the officers of election of any election precinct refuse or fail to make return of the votes cast for and against any proposition or proposed amendment to the Constitution, they shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1895, c. 5, § 7, p. 71;
R.S.1913, § 3708;
C.S.1922, § 3096;
C.S.1929, § 49-211;
R.S.1943, § 49-211;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 305.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-212 - Constitutional convention; special election; delegates; number.

49-212.
Constitutional convention; special election; delegates; number.
When the question of calling a constitutional convention to revise, amend, or change the Constitution of Nebraska is submitted to the electors of the state, and a majority of the electors voting for or against the same vote for a convention, the Legislature shall at its next session provide by law for calling the same and for holding a special election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year following the year the electors voted to call a constitutional convention. At such special election, the electors of each legislative district of the state shall elect two delegates to such convention, hereinafter referred to as members of the constitutional convention, who shall have the qualifications of electors.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 1, p. 548.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-213 - Constitutional convention; proclamation; notice; how conducted; returns.

49-213.
Constitutional convention; proclamation; notice; how conducted; returns.
The election shall be proclaimed and notice thereof given by the same persons, and in the same manner, as in general elections, and the election shall in all respects be conducted, the returns thereof made, and the results certified as is provided by law in the election of members to the Legislature, except as otherwise provided by sections 49-212 to 49-234.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 2, p. 548.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-214 - Constitutional convention; candidates nominated by petition.

49-214.
Constitutional convention; candidates nominated by petition.
Candidates for members of the constitutional convention shall be nominated by nominating petitions. The nominating petitions shall be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of State. The nominating petitions shall be signed by not less than five percent of the qualified electors of the legislative district. The percentage shall be based on the number of electors voting in the legislative district at the last preceding general election. In no case shall the number of signers to the petition be less than one hundred.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 3, p. 549.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-215 - Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; contents.

49-215.
Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; contents.
The petition shall contain a provision to the effect that each signer thereof recommends the candidate or candidates for the nomination contained therein. The names of more than two candidates shall not be set forth in any one petition. Signers shall conform to sections 32-629 and 32-630. No elector shall sign his or her name to the petition or petitions for the nomination of more than two candidates. If an elector has signed his or her name for the nomination of more than two candidates, his or her name shall not be counted for any of such candidates.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 4, p. 549;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 563.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-216 - Constitutional convention; petition; oath of signers.

49-216.
Constitutional convention; petition; oath of signers.
Five of the signers to each separate petition shall swear before a notary public, or other officer entitled to administer oaths, that the petition is bona fide in every respect to the best of their knowledge and belief, and such oath shall be annexed to the petition. If the petition contains less than five signers, the oath shall be signed by all the signers.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 5, p. 549.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-217 - Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; statements as to candidates.

49-217.
Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; statements as to candidates.
In addition to containing the name of the candidate, the petition shall state as to each candidate:
(1) That he is a candidate for members of the constitutional convention for the legislative district in which the signatures are obtained;
(2) His place of residence with street and number thereof, if any; and
(3) A declaration by the candidate that he will qualify if elected.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 6, p. 549.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-218 - Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; form.

49-218.
Constitutional convention; candidates; petition; form.
Nominating petitions shall comply with section 32-628 and shall be in substantially the following form:
I, ..................., do hereby announce myself as a candidate for member of the constitutional convention to be convened December ......, 20...., I reside at ...................... in the ......... legislative district, and I will qualify as a member of the constitutional convention if elected.
.............................
To the Secretary of State
We, the undersigned electors of the ........ legislative district of Nebraska, do hereby petition that ................... be named as a member of the constitutional convention to be convened December .........., 20...., from the ....... legislative district, and we do each hereby separately recommend his or her election as such.
Name
Address
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State of Nebraska)
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ss.
.......... County)
The undersigned having signed the foregoing petition and being first duly sworn on oath state that the foregoing petition is bona fide in every respect to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...... day of ............. 20.... .
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Notary Public
The Secretary of State shall prepare and have printed suitable blank forms. Supplies thereof shall be mailed to the several county clerks.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 7, p. 550;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 564;
Laws 2004, LB 813, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-219 - Constitutional convention; candidates; petitions; time of filing.

49-219.
Constitutional convention; candidates; petitions; time of filing.
The nominating petitions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not earlier than July 1 of the year the election is to be held and not later than August 1 of the same year.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 8, p. 551.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-220 - Constitutional convention; candidates; nonpartisan primary; held, when.

49-220.
Constitutional convention; candidates; nonpartisan primary; held, when.
If in any legislative district, the number of persons nominated by nominating petitions exceeds four to be elected delegates to the constitutional convention from such district, then a nonpartisan primary shall be held in such district on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in September before the special election for such candidates. At such primary the four persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be chosen from those nominated by nominating petitions. Those so chosen shall be deemed nominated for delegates, and their names only shall appear on the ballot at the special election. At such primary election each elector shall be entitled to vote for two candidates. No party or political designation shall appear on the ballots, either at the primary or special election provided for by sections 49-212 to 49-234.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 9, p. 551.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-221 - Constitutional convention; primary election; proclamation; notice; returns.

49-221.
Constitutional convention; primary election; proclamation; notice; returns.
Primary elections shall be proclaimed and notice thereof given by the same persons and in the same manner as provided by law in the case of a regular state primary or general election. Returns thereof shall be made, the results thereof certified, and the elections otherwise conducted as provided by law in case of primary and general elections for the selection of candidates for members to the Legislature, insofar as such laws are applicable, unless otherwise provided for by sections 49-212 to 49-234.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 10, p. 551.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-222 - Constitutional convention; delegates; assemble; time; place.

49-222.
Constitutional convention; delegates; assemble; time; place.
The elected members of the constitutional convention shall assemble in the legislative chamber in the city of Lincoln on the first Tuesday in December immediately following the election at noon for the purpose of temporary organization. The convention shall be called to order by the Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 11, p. 552.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 49 - Law › 49-224 - Constitutional convention; delegates; incumbent of public office not disqualified.

49-224.
Constitutional convention; delegates; incumbent of public office not disqualified.
Incumbency of any other public office, either elective or appointive, shall not disqualify the person holding the same from being a member of the constitutional convention.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 173, § 13, p. 552.