Opinion ID: 6338269
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Text: Adam S. Morfeld filed for election as Lancaster County Attorney. Objectors sought to exclude him from the primary - 163 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 311 Nebraska Reports NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY v. SHIVELY Cite as 311 Neb. 160 election ballot, 1 on the ground that he had not “practiced law actively” for the statutory period. 2 The election commissioner denied the objection. The objectors then filed an application to a district court judge under § 32-624. After the judge denied the application and requests to conduct discovery and expand the record, this appeal followed. 3 Due to the summary nature of a proceeding under § 32-624, we find no abuse of discretion by the district court in denying discovery. Based on the plain and ordinary meanings of “practiced law” and “actively,” we conclude that Morfeld’s routine activities in connection with his employment as executive director fall within the meaning of “practiced law actively” and that he has engaged in such activities for the relevant 2-year period. Because we conclude that Morfeld satisfies the statutory qualifications to seek nomination for the office of county attorney, we affirm the order of the district court.