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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
For the purposes of this Rule, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, the definitions found in the following subsections shall be
				  used.
.01 Lobbyist means a person who
				is authorized to lobby on behalf of a principal, and shall include an officer,
				agent, attorney or employee of the principal whose regular duties include
				lobbying. Section
				49-1434(2),
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01A
				Principal means a person who authorizes a lobbyist to lobby in behalf of that
				principal. Section
				49-1434(1),
Neb. Rev. Stat.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-003 - REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Every person employed, retained or authorized as a lobbyist
				  shall, before commencing any lobbying activity, file an application with the
				  Clerk of the Legislature for registration as a lobbyist. Reference: Section
				  49-1480,
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01
				Every person authorized to lobby, whether compensated or not, who communicates
				with a public official or employee as provided in section 002.03A of this rule,
				must be registered as a lobbyist.
.02 Every lobbyist who receives or will
				receive compensation shall pay a two hundred dollar ($200) registration fee for
				each principal for whom the lobbyist registers. Reference: Section
				49-1480.01
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.02A Except
				as provided in Section 003.04 and Section
				49-1434,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
a lobbyist who receives compensation shall
				include an individual who is an employee or member of a principal whose duties
				of employment, office, or membership include engaging in lobbying
				activities.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-004 - APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LOBBYIST

Current through June 17, 2024
.01
				The requirement of Section
				49-1480(3),
Neb. Rev. Stat,
and the lobbying registration form that the
				lobbyist disclose the "amounts or sums given or to be given the lobbyist as
				compensation or reimbursement for lobbying" refers to any amounts paid by the
				principal to the lobbyist prior to such registration and not otherwise
				reportable in a quarterly report, except amounts excludable pursuant to
				Sections 002.06A and 002.09 of this rule, and a description or synopsis of the
				terms and conditions of his or her understanding or agreement with the
				principal for his or her lobbying compensation and reimbursement, including any
				known dollar amounts thereof. Cross Reference: sections 005.01 A and 010 of
				this rule.
.02 The requirement of
				Section
				49-1480(8),
Neb. Rev. Stat,
that the lobbyist registration set forth the
				name and address of any official in the legislative or executive branch and of
				any members of any such official's staff or immediate family who is employed by
				the lobbyist or any person acting on behalf of such lobbyist, includes
				individuals employed in clerical and non-policy making capacities and
				individuals employed by the Executive Board of the Legislative
				Council.
.03 The requirement of
				Section
				49-1480(2),
Neb. Rev. Stat,
that the lobbyist on his or her registration
				set forth the name and address of the principal requires the lobbyist to set
				forth the usual street address of the principal and not the address of the
				lobbyist.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-005 - AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

Current through June 17, 2024
.01
				Amending an application for registration as a lobbyist. The quarterly reports
				of the lobbyist, but not the principal, shall set forth changes or corrections
				to the information contained in the lobbyist's application for registration as
				a lobbyist so as to reflect the correctness of such information as of the end
				of the calendar quarter or other period for which such statement is required.
				Reference: Section
				49-1483(4),
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01A This provision as it relates to the
				requirement of the lobbying registration that the lobbyist disclose the
				"amounts or sums given or to be given the lobbyist as compensation or
				reimbursement for lobbying" refers only to any changes in the terms and
				conditions of his or her agreement or contract for lobbying. It does not
				require the lobbyist to show an accumulation of such amounts or sums given per
				calendar quarter.
.01B This
				provision as it relates to names and addresses requires that the lobbyist shall
				provide notice using the electronic filing system established by the Clerk of
				the Legislature of any change in his or her address, the address of his or her
				principal, and of any change in the name of the official to whom the lobbyist
				is accountable and of any change in the names and addresses of the officers of
				the principal.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-006 - RENEWALS OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

Current through June 17, 2024
The requirement of Section
				  49-1480.01
				  that a lobbyist renew his or her registration by paying the appropriate fee to
				  the Clerk of the Legislature before December 31st of each calendar year does
				  not require the lobbyist to complete and file a new Application For
				  Registration as a Lobbyist if such application has been amended as required on
				  the lobbyist's quarterly reports. Reference: section 005. A lobbyist renewing
				  his or her registration shall provide the Clerk of the Legislature with the
				  name of the principal for which the registration is being renewed and such
				  other information as the Clerk of the Legislature may
				  require.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-007 - FILING OF QUARTERLY REPORTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Every registered lobbyist for each of his or her principals
				  and every principal having a registered lobbyist shall file a separate
				  statement of lobbying receipts and expenditures for each calendar quarter. Such
				  statements shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature within 30 days
				  after the end of each calendar quarter. Reference: Section
				  49-1483,
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01 A
				principal shall file only one quarterly report regardless of the number of
				lobbyists it has.
.02 A lobbyist or
				principal may file an exemption to quarterly reports as provided in section 010
				of this rule.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-010 - EXEMPTIONS TO QUARTERLY REPORTS

Current through June 17, 2024
.01 If a lobbyist
				does not expect to receive lobbying receipts from or make lobbying expenditures
				for a principal, other than the lobbyist's registration fee, the quarterly
				reports as to such principal need not be filed by the lobbyist if the principal
				and lobbyist both certify such facts using the electronic filing system
				established by the Clerk of the Legislature. A lobbyist exempt from filing a
				quarterly statement shall:
.01A File a
				Statement of Activity pursuant to §
										49-1488,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
and section 011 of this rule; and
.01B Resume or commence filing quarterly
				statements with regard to such principal starting with the calendar quarter
				during which the lobbyist receives lobbying receipts or makes lobbying
				expenditures for such principal and file all reports due thereafter. The
				lobbyist must show in his or her report for that quarterly period a change or
				correction to his or her application for registration as a lobbyist to reflect
				the terms and conditions of compensation or reimbursement, if any, given or to
				be given to him or her.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-011 - REPORT BY LOBBYIST OF ACTIVITIES DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Current through June 17, 2024
Within 45 days of the completion of each regular or special
				  session of the Legislature, each registered lobbyist shall submit to the Clerk
				  of the Legislature a statement for each of his or her principals listing the
				  legislation upon which such lobbyist acted, including identification by number
				  of any bill or resolution and the position taken by such lobbyist. Reference:
				  Section
				  49-1488,
Neb. Rev. Stat
.01
				Every registered lobbyist must file an activity report regardless of whether he
				or she is required to file quarterly receipts and expenditures
				reports.
.02 Such statement need
				not include bills or resolutions merely monitored by the lobbyist but must
				include all bills or resolutions for which the lobbyist was authorized to lobby
				by his principal and for which he engaged in any other lobbying activity or
				made any expenditure to influence legislative action.
.03 In the event that a lobbyist supports or
				opposes an amendment or a procedural matter pertaining to a bill or resolution
				upon which the lobbyist has not otherwise acted, the lobbyist shall show on his
				or her statement of activity his or her support or opposition to the bill or
				resolution to which the amendment or procedural matter pertains.
In the alternative the lobbyist shall show on his or her
				  statement of activity the number of the amendment or procedural matter, if any,
				  and a brief description which shall include the number of the bill or
				  resolution to which the amendment or procedural matter
				  pertains.
.04 A lobbyist who
				engages in no lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the
				Legislature is not required to file a Statement of Activity for that special
				session. (Reference: sections 002.03 to 002.06)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-012 - TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

Current through June 17, 2024
.01 The termination
				of a lobbyist's registration and his or her duty and the duty of his or her
				principal to file quarterly reports will be permitted after (1) the principal
				and the lobbyist cease to receive or expend lobbying funds, (2) the lobbyist
				ceases to engage in lobbying activities; (3) a final report is filed by the
				lobbyist and his or her principal disclosing all the information required by
				quarterly reports; (4) a Statement of Activity is filed listing the legislation
				upon which such lobbyist acted as required by section 011 of this rule; and (5)
				upon the Clerk of the Legislature receiving a written statement from the
				lobbyist stating that he or she has ceased lobbying or such a statement from
				the principal stating that the lobbyist's authority to lobby has been
				terminated.
.01A In cases where the principal
				has other registered lobbyists, the requirement that it cease to receive or
				expend lobbying funds is not applicable. Such principal is not required to file
				a final report and must continue to file quarterly reports.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-013 - GIFT LIMITATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
.01 No principal,
				lobbyist, or person acting on behalf of either shall within one calendar month
				give any gifts with an aggregate value of over fifty dollars to any of the
				following:
.01A An official or a member of
				the official's staff in the executive branch of government;
.01B An official or a member of the
				official's staff in the legislative branch of state government; or
.01C A member of the immediate family of an
				official in the executive or legislative branch of state government. (Reference
				Section
				49-1490
				),
Neb. Rev. Stat.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-014 - RECORD KEEPING

Current through June 17, 2024
Each lobbyist and principal shall obtain and preserve all
				  accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents necessary to
				  substantiate the statements required to be made pursuant to Section
				  49-1483
				  for three years after the report containing those items is filed. These records
				  shall be made available for inspection upon request by the commission after
				  reasonable notice. Nothing in this Section shall require that a receipt for any
				  food and drink expenditure be kept if such expenditure is in an amount of less
				  than $25. Reference: Section
				  49-1489,
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01 A
				principal is subject to audit pursuant to the provisions of Section
				49-14,122,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
and furnishing additional details pursuant to
				Section
				49-1484,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
with respect to matters which are or should be
				included in such statements.
.02
				The provisions of Section
				49-1489,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
providing that a receipt for food and drink of
				less than $ 25.00 need not be kept means that such a receipt need not be
				obtained and kept.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-015 - LATE FILING FEES FOR LOBBYIST QUARTERLY REPORTS, LOBBYIST SPECIAL REPORTS AND STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITY

Current through June 17, 2024
.01 Every lobbyist
				who fails to file a quarterly report or a statement of activity with the Clerk
				of the Legislature shall pay to the Commission a late filing fee of $25 for
				each day any of such statements are not filed in violation of such Sections but
				not to exceed $750 per statement. Every lobbyist who fails to file a special
				report shall pay to the Commission a late filing fee of $100 for each of the
				first ten days the report remains not filed. After the tenth day, the lobbyist
				shall pay, for each day the report remains not filed, an additional late filing
				fee of one percent of the amount of the receipts and expenditures which were
				required to be reported, not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the
				receipts and expenditures which were required to be reported. As to any late
				filing fee, interest shall accrue on all late filing fees and civil penalties
				imposed at the rate specified in Section
				45-104.02,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
as such rate may from time to time be
				adjusted. Reference: Sections
				49-1463.02;
				49-1483.03(2);
				and 49-1488.01,
Neb. Rev. Stat.
.01A The interest shall begin to accrue
				thirty days after the Commission sends notice to the person of the assessment
				of the late filing fee or civil penalty.
.01B. A written request filed with the
				Commission for relief from late filing fees shall stay the accrual of interest
				on a late filing fee until such time as the Commission grants or denies the
				relief.
.01C. Interest on an unpaid
				late filing fee or civil penalty shall be simple interest.
.01D. The daily accrual of interest shall be
				calculated by dividing the amount of the annual interest by 365.
.01E. At the time of payment interest may be
				rounded down to the nearest dollar.
.01F. When the interest rate changes in
				accordance with the provisions of Section
				45-104.02,
Neb. Rev. Stat,
the new interest rate shall be applied to any
				unpaid late filing fees and civil penalties including those late fees and civil
				penalties previously assessed.
.01G. Payment of late filing fees, civil
				penalties and interest shall be applied first to the interest and then to the
				principal of the late filing fees and civil penalties.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-016 - METHOD OF FILING APPLICATIONS, REPORTS AND STATEMENTS BY PRINCIPALS AND LOBBYISTS

Current through June 17, 2024
.01 The application
				for registration as a lobbyist required pursuant to §004 of this rule, the
				amendment to registration as a lobbyist required pursuant to §005 of this
				rule, and the renewal of registration as a lobbyist required pursuant to
				§006 of this rule shall be filed using the electronic filing system
				established by the Clerk of the Legislature.
.02 The quarterly report required to be filed
				by a lobbyist pursuant to §007 and §008 of this rule shall be filed
				using the electronic filing system established by the Clerk of the
				Legislature.
.03 The special report
				required to be filed by a lobbyist pursuant to § 009.09 of this rule shall
				be filed.
.04 The quarterly report
				required to be filed by a principal pursuant to §007 and §009 of this
				rule shall be filed using the electronic filing system established by the Clerk
				of the Legislature.
.05 The special
				report required to be filed by a principal pursuant to § 009.09 of this
				rule shall be filed using the electronic filing system established by the Clerk
				of the Legislature.
.06 The
				statement of activity required to be filed by a lobbyist pursuant to §011
				of this rule shall be filed using the electronic filing system established by
				the Clerk of the Legislature.
.07
				The exemption statement which may be filed by a lobbyist or principal pursuant
				to §010 of this rule shall be filed using the electronic filing system
				established by the Clerk of the Legislature.
.08 The termination statement which may be
				filed by a lobbyist or principal pursuant to §012 of this rule shall be
				filed using the electronic filing system established by the Clerk of the
				Legislature.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOBBYING › Section 4-6-017 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
This rule is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Sections
				  49-14,123(1) and
				  (2), and
				  49-1484,
Neb. Rev. Stat.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-1 - SCOPE AND APPLICATION

Current through June 17, 2024
This rule interprets the provisions of §
									49-1450,
				  R.R.S. 1943, pertaining to the contents of statements of organization of
				  independent committees, including separate segregated political funds, and
				  ballot question committees. Its purpose is to require the identification of
				  persons organizing or soliciting contributions for independent committee and
				  ballot question committees, the identification of the corporation, labor
				  organization or industry, trade or professional association which establishes
				  and administers a separate segregated political fund and such other identifying
				  information as herein set forth.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, the definitions set forth in §
									49-1404
				  to
				  49-1444
				  and §
									49-1469(2),
				  R.R.S. 1943 shall be used.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-3 - IDENTIFICATION OF SEPARATE SEGREGATED POLITICAL FUNDS

Current through June 17, 2024
Each separate segregated political fund established and
				  administered by a corporation, labor organization or industry, trade or
				  professional association shall be specifically identified as a separate
				  segregated political fund in its statement of organization, and such statement
				  of organization shall include the name and street address of the corporation,
				  labor organization, or industry trade, or professional association establishing
				  and administering such fund.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-4 - IDENTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES

Current through June 17, 2024
The statement of organization of a ballot question committee
				  and an independent committee, other than a separate segregated political fund,
				  shall include the name, street address, and telephone number, if any, of each
				  person, as defined in §
									49-1438, R.R.S.,
				  1943, who has organized such committee or caused a solicitation of
				  contributions to be made to such committee, and in the event any individual
				  organized such committee or made such a solicitation on behalf of any other
				  person, the full name, street address, and telephone number, if any, of that
				  person. The Statement of Organization shall also include the full name, street
				  address, and telephone number, if any, of the treasurer and other principal
				  officers of such committee.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-5 - NAMES AND ACRONYMS

Current through June 17, 2024
The name of a ballot question committee or an independent
				  committee, other than a separate segregated political fund, shall include the
				  full name of the primary person, as defined in §
									49-1438, R.R.S.,
				  1943, who has organized such committee or caused a solicitation of
				  contributions to be made to such committee. The name of a separate segregated
				  political fund shall include the full name of the corporation, labor
				  organization, or industry, trade or professional association establishing and
				  administering such fund. Such committee or fund may use a clearly recognized
				  abbreviation or acronym by which such person or corporation, labor
				  organization, or industry, trade or professional association is commonly known.
				  Both the full name and such abbreviation or acronym shall be included in its
				  statement of organization. Such committee or fund may make contributions using
				  its acronym or abbreviated name. A fund established and administered by a
				  corporation which has a number of subsidiaries need not include the name of
				  each subsidiary in its name. Similarly, a fund established by a subsidiary need
				  not include in its name the name of its parent or other subsidiary of its
				  parent.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-6 - CONTROLLING INDIVIDUALS

Current through June 17, 2024
Such statement of organization shall include the full name
				  and street address of the individual or individuals who determine to which
				  candidates and ballot questions the committee or fund makes contributions or,
				  in lieu thereof, a description of the manner in which such determinations are
				  made.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-7 - DUTY TO AMEND STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION ON FILE

Current through June 17, 2024
All statements of organization on file at the time this rule
				  becomes effective shall be amended to include the information required by this
				  rule when the next Campaign Statement for such committee is required to be
				  filed. Pursuant to §
									49-1451,
				  R.R.S., 1943, any person who fails to report such information or change thereof
				  shall pay to the Commission a late filing fee of $ 10.00 for each day such
				  information or change remains not reported in violation of this rule not to
				  exceed $ 300.00.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IDENTIFYING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES › Section 4-7-8 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
This rule is adopted pursuant to the provisions of §
									49-1450(7)
				   and §
									49-14,123(1) and
				  (2), R.R.S., 1943.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(1) - Scope and Application

Current through June 17, 2024
This rule designates the items relating to a candidate or a
				  committee which are printed or reproduced at the request of a candidate or
				  committee which are exempt from the disclaimer requirements of section
				  49-1474.01
				  and establishes rules and regulations determining the size and placement of
				  disclaimers on non-exempt items relating to a candidate or committee which are
				  printed or reproduced at the request of such a candidate or committee.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(2) - Designation

Current through June 17, 2024
Pursuant to section
				  49-1474.01(2)
				   the following items relating to a candidate
				  or committee which are printed or reproduced at the request of such candidate
				  or committee are exempt from the disclaimer requirements of section
				  49-1474.01(1):
				  windshield stickers, yard signs, bumper stickers, campaign buttons, balloons,
				  Christmas cards, address books, ashtrays, badges & badgehold-ers, cigarette
				  lighters, clothespins, T-shirts, coasters, combs, cups, earrings, emeryboards,
				  envelopes, erasers, flyswatters, frisbees, glasses, golf balls, golf tees,
				  hats, horns, icescrapers, keyrings, knives, letter openers, magnifying glasses,
				  matchbooks, mini-pocket calculators, nailclippers, nailfiles, napkins,
				  noisemakers, paper & plastic cups, paper & plastic plates,
				  paperweights, pencils, pendants, pennants, pens, pinwheels, plastic table wear,
				  pocket protectors, potholders, ribbons, rulers, shoehorns, staple removers,
				  sunglasses, sunvisors, swizzle sticks, tickets to fundraisers, whistles,
				  billboards, electronic signs, palm or business cards, magnetic stickers,
				  bookmarkers.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(3) - Size

Current through June 17, 2024
Disclaimers on non-exempt items relating to a candidate or
				  committee which are reproduced or printed at the request of such candidate or
				  committee shall be of such size so as to be legible.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(4) - Placement

Current through June 17, 2024
The disclaimer on printed material shall clearly state in an
				  area apart from any text the name and street address of the person paying for
				  the production, distribution or printing of the printed material.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(5) - Printed Material With More Than One Page

Current through June 17, 2024
Printed material requiring a disclaimer containing more than
				  one page need only contain the disclaimer on one page of the printed material
				  if the pages of the printed material are taped together, stapled together, or
				  otherwise bound together, or if it clearly appears that the multiple pages of
				  the printed material constitute one document such as by consecutive numbering
				  of pages. Inserts or appendices must contain a separate disclaimer unless
				  physically attached to material containing a disclaimer.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(6) - Envelopes

Current through June 17, 2024
A disclaimer appearing on an envelope containing political
				  material does not constitute a proper disclaimer on the political material.
				  There is no requirement that a disclaimer appear on an envelope containing
				  printed material.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - DESIGNATION OF PRINTED OR REPRODUCED ITEMS EXEMPT FROM DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF DISCLAIMERS › Section 4-8-(7) - Person Paying For the Production, Distribution or Posting of Printed Material

Current through June 17, 2024
If an individual acts as an agent for another in paying for
				  the printing, production, distribution or posting of printed political
				  materials or is to be reimbursed by another for the payment, that individual is
				  not the person paying for the production, distribution or posting of political
				  material. The ultimate source of the payment is the person who pays for the
				  production, distribution or posting of printed material.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-001 - Scope and Application

Current through June 17, 2024
This rule interprets the provisions of the Nebraska Political
				  Accountability and Disclosure Act as it pertains to the campaign practices of
				  candidates, political committees and corporations, labor organizations, limited
				  liability companies, limited partnerships and industry, trade, or professional
				  associations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
For purposes of this rule, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, the definitions found in the following subsections shall be
				  used.
01. Contribution shall mean a
				payment, gift, subscription, assessment, expenditure, contract, payment for
				services, dues, advance, forbearance, loan, donation, pledge or promise of
				money or anything of ascertainable monetary value to a person, made for the
				purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, or for the
				qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question. An offer or tender of a
				contribution is not a contribution if expressly and unconditionally rejected or
				returned. (§
									49-1415(1)
				 )
01A.
				Contribution shall include the purchase of tickets or payment of an attendance
				fee for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, testimonials, and similar
				fundraising events; an individual's own money or property other than the
				individual's homestead used on behalf of that individual's candidacy; and the
				granting of discounts or rebates by broadcast media and newspapers not extended
				on an equal basis to all candidates for the same office. (§
										49-1415(2)
				 )
01B. Contribution shall not include:
(a) volunteer personal services provided
				without compensation, or payments of costs incurred of less than two hundred
				fifty dollars ($250) in a calendar year by an individual for personal travel
				expenses if the costs are voluntarily incurred without any understanding or
				agreement that the costs shall be, directly or indirectly, repaid;
(b) amounts received pursuant to a pledge or
				promise to the extent that the amounts were previously reported as a
				contribution; or
(c) food and
				beverages, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) in value during a calendar year,
				which are donated by an individual and for which reimbursement is not given.
				(§
											49-1415(3)
				 )
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-003 - Time and Place of Filing Reports and Statements Pursuant to Section 49-1445 through Section 49-1479.02

Current through June 17, 2024
01. Reports and
				statements required pursuant to §
									49-1445
				though §
									49-1479.02
				shall be filed with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure
				Commission.
02. Reports and
				statements may be filed by hand delivery, delivery by the United States Postal
				Service, other delivery service, email, or facsimile transmission. Reports and
				statements may be filed by any electronic filing system provided by the
				Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission after the filer has been
				issued electronic filing credentials by the Commission.
03. A report or statement is considered
				timely filed if it is received by the Commission on or before the due date or
				if it is postmarked by the United States Postal Service on or before the due
				date.
04. A report or statement is
				considered timely filed if it is received at the Commission office at or before
				11:59 p.m. Central Time on the date due and the filing is made in a manner that
				permits the Commission to determine the time of receipt.
05. The Commission's office hours for
				receiving hand deliveries of reports and statements are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
				Central Time, Monday through Friday, State holidays excepted.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-004 - Limitations on Loans and Interest, All Committees

Current through June 17, 2024
A candidate committee shall not accept more than fifteen
				  thousand dollars ($15,000) in loans prior to or during the first thirty (30)
				  days after formation of his or her candidate committee. On and after the 31st
				  day after a candidate committee is required to be formed pursuant to the
				  provisions of §
									49-1413, the
				  committee shall not accept loans in an aggregate amount of more than fifty
				  percent (50%) of contributions of money received which are other than the
				  proceeds of loans. Any loans which have been repaid as of such date shall not
				  be taken into account for the purposes of the aggregate loan limit. (§
									49-1446.04
				  )
01. The restriction on loans
				received on and after the 31st day after a candidate committee is required to
				be formed pursuant to the provisions of §
									49-1413
				continues until the end of the term of the office to which the candidate sought
				nomination or election, regardless of whether the candidate is elected to
				office.
02. The provisions of this
				section are applicable to loans from any source, including loans by the
				candidate to his or her committee.
03. A committee shall be considered
formed
upon raising, receiving, or spending more than five
				thousand dollars ($5,000) in a calendar year. (§
									49-1413
				)
04. A candidate committee shall
				not pay interest on a loan made to the committee by the candidate, a member of
				the immediate family of the candidate, or a business with which the candidate
				is associated. (§
									49-1446.04(1)
				 )
04A.
				Immediate family means a child residing in a candidate's household, a spouse of
				the candidate, or an individual claimed by the candidate or the candidate's
				spouse as a dependent for federal income tax purposes. (§
										49-1425
				)
04B. Business with which the
				candidate is associated means a business
1)
				in which the candidate is a partner, limited liability company member,
				director, or officer; or
2) in
				which the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family is a
				stockholder of closed corporation stock worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
				more at fair market value or which represents more than a five percent (5%)
				equity interest, or is a stockholder of publicly traded stock worth ten
				thousand dollars ($10,000) or more at fair market value or which represents
				more than a ten percent (10%) equity interest. (§
											49-1408
				)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-005 - Petty Cash Funds, All Committees

Current through June 17, 2024
A committee may maintain a petty cash fund out of which it
				  may make expenditures not in excess of fifty dollars ($50) to any person in
				  connection with a single purchase or transaction.
01. A written record of petty cash
				disbursements must be kept if a petty cash fund is maintained including the
				date and amount of payment, the name and address of the payee, and the purpose
				of the disbursement.
02. No check
				shall be made payable to cash except to replenish a petty cash fund, and such
				check shall be drawn only upon the official committee depository.
03. Contributions, loans, and other funds
				received in cash or by written instrument or from the disposition of in-kind
				contributions may not be used for petty cash. Such cash, checks, written
				instruments and proceeds must be deposited directly into a committee's
				designated depository.
04. Receipts
				and invoices shall be obtained in connection with any purchase or transaction
				from a petty cash fund. Such receipts and invoices shall be preserved for five
				(5) years and shall be made available for inspection as authorized by the
				Commission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-007 - Late Contributions; Section 49-1458

Current through June 17, 2024
01. A
				late contribution means a contribution of one thousand dollars or more received
				after the closing date for campaign statements as provided in subdivision
				(1)(b) of §
									49-1459.
02. A committee which receives a late
				contribution shall report the contribution to the Commission within two days
				after the date of the its receipt.
03. The report shall include the full name,
				street address, occupation, employer, and principal place of business of the
				contributor. The report shall also include the amount of the contribution and
				the date of receipt.
04. A report
				of late contribution may be filed electronically if the filer has been issued
				filing credentials by the Commission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-008 - Late Independent Expenditures; Section 49-1478.01

Current through June 17, 2024
01. An independent committee, including a
				separate segregated political fund, which makes a late independent expenditure
				shall report the expenditure to the Commission within two days after the date
				of the expenditure.
02. The report
				shall include the committee's full name, street address, the amount of the
				expenditure and the date of the expenditure. The report shall also include the
				full name and street address of the recipient of the expenditure. For the
				purposes of this section, the recipient of the expenditure is the person or
				persons who provide the goods or services as consideration for the late
				independent expenditure.
03. The
				report shall include the name and office sought of the candidate whose
				nomination or election is supported or opposed by the expenditure and the
				identification of the ballot question, the qualification, passage, or defeat of
				which is supported or opposed by the expenditure. The report shall state
				whether the candidate or ballot question identified is supported or opposed by
				the expenditure.
04. A late
				independent expenditure means an independent expenditure as defined in §
									49-1428
				of one thousand dollars or more made after the closing date for campaign
				statements as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of §
									49-1459.
05. A report of late independent expenditure
				may be filed electronically if the Commission has issued filing credentials to
				the filer.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-009 - Late Fees and Civil Penalties; Responsibility of Candidates and Committee Treasurers; Section 49-1447

Current through June 17, 2024
01. For any
				committee other than a candidate committee, the committee treasurer shall be
				responsible for filing all statements and reports of the committee under the
				Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act. The committee treasurer
				shall be personally liable, subject to §011, for any late filing fees,
				civil penalties, and interest that may be due under the Nebraska Political
				Accountability and Disclosure Act as a result of a failure to make such
				filings.
02. For candidate
				committees, the candidate shall be responsible for filing all statements and
				reports required to be filed his or her candidate committee under the Nebraska
				Political Accountability and Disclosure Act. The candidate shall be personally
				liable for any late filing fees, civil penalties, and interest that may be due
				under either act as a result of a failure to make such filings and may use
				funds of the candidate committee to pay such fees, penalties, and
				interest.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Title 4 - NEBRASKA ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - Rules and Regulations governing campaign practices under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act › Section 4-10-010 - Interest on Late Filing Fees and Civil Penalties; Section 49-1463.02

Current through June 17, 2024
01. Interest shall accrue on all late filing
				fees and civil penalties imposed under the Nebraska Political Accountability
				and Disclosure Act at the rate specified in section
				45-104.02,
				as such rate may from time to time be adjusted.
02. The interest shall begin to accrue thirty
				days after the Commission sends notice to the person of the assessment of the
				late filing fee or civil penalty.
03. A written request filed with the
				Commission for relief from late filing fees shall stay the accrual of interest
				on a late filing fee until such time as the Commission grants or denies the
				relief.
04. Interest on an unpaid
				late filing fee and civil penalty shall be simple interest.
04A. The daily accrual of interest shall be
				calculated by dividing the amount of the annual interest by 365.
04B. At the time of payment interest may be
				rounded down to the nearest dollar.
04C. When the interest rate changes in
				accordance with the provisions of §
										45-104.02,
				the new interest rate shall thereafter be applied to any unpaid late filing
				fees and civil penalties including those late fees and civil penalties
				previously assessed.