Opinion ID: 4278481
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Text: On March 6, 2018, Davis filed an application for “leave to commence an original action in the nature of a petition for 1 See § 32-624. - 379 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 299 Nebraska R eports DAVIS v. GALE Cite as 299 Neb. 377 a special proceeding relating to elections.” The application referred to § 32-624 and to the Nebraska Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Neb. Const. art. V, § 2 as set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-204 (Reissue 2016). In his responsive brief, Krist contends original jurisdiction does not lie for this action because it does not involve an election contest in that no election has occurred. Whether the court has original jurisdiction need not be determined because § 32-624 provides jurisdiction for this special proceeding. Pursuant to that statute, Gale’s decision shall be final unless an order is made in the matter by a judge of the county court, district court, Court of Appeals, or Supreme Court on or before the fifty-fifth day preceding the election. Such order may be made summarily upon application of any political party committee or other interested party and upon such notice as the court or judge may require. The decision of the Secretary of State or the order of the judge shall be binding on all filing officers. Davis’ filing invoked § 32-624, and thus a judge of this court may issue an order summarily. The decision here is not an opinion of the Nebraska Supreme Court.2 Rather, it is a decision of a single justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.