Chapter 32 — ELECTIONS
544 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-546.01 Learning community coordinating council; members; election; appointment; vacancies; terms; per diem; expenses.
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(1) Each learning community shall be governed by a learning community coordinating council. Through January 4, 2017, each council shall consist of eighteen voting members, with twelve members elected on a nonpartisan ballot from six numbered subcouncil districts created pursuant …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-547 City airport authority board; members; terms; qualifications.
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Each airport authority board created pursuant to the Cities Airport Authorities Act in cities of the primary, first, and second classes and in villages shall consist of five members. Except for members initially appointed pursuant to section 3-502, members of the board shall serv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-548 County airport authority board; members; terms; qualifications.
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Each airport authority board created pursuant to sections 3-601 to 3-622 shall consist of five members. Except for members initially appointed pursuant to section 3-611, members shall serve for terms of six years and shall be nominated and elected in the manner provided by law fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-549 Joint airport authority board; members; terms; qualifications.
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Each airport authority board created pursuant to the Joint Airport Authorities Act shall consist of at least five members from districts as established in section 3-703. Except for members initially appointed pursuant to such section, members of the board shall serve for terms of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-550 Local hospital district board of directors; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
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Two members of a local hospital district board of directors shall be elected at the first statewide primary election after the initial appointment of members pursuant to section 23-3534, and three members shall be elected at the second statewide primary election after such initia…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-551 Regional metropolitan transit authority; terms.
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(1) Members of the board of directors of a regional metropolitan transit authority shall be nominated at the statewide primary election and elected at the statewide general election following the effective date of the conversion of such transit authority established under the Tra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-552 Election districts; adjustment of boundaries; when; procedure; Class IV school district; Class V school district; election districts.
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(1) At least five months prior to an election, the governing board of any political subdivision requesting the adjustment of the boundaries of election districts shall provide to the election commissioner or county clerk (a) written notice of the need and necessity of his or her …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-553 Political subdivision; redistrict; when; procedure.
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(1)(a) When any political subdivision except a public power district nominates or elects members of the governing board by districts, such districts shall be substantially equal in population as determined by the most recent federal decennial census. (b) Any such political subdiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-554 Village, county, school district, or certain cities; elections at large or by district or ward; procedure.
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(1)(a) Any city not under a home rule charter, village, county, or school district nominating and electing members to its governing board at large may, either by majority vote of the governing body or by petition of registered voters pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-555 City, village, county, or school district; failure to redistrict; county attorney or election commissioner; duties; penalty.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if the governing board of any city, village, county, or school district which nominates or elects members to the board by district or ward fails to draw district boundaries by the date established in subsection (1) of sect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-555.01 Learning community; districts; redistricting.
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The election commissioners of the applicable counties, pursuant to certification of the establishment of a learning community pursuant to section 79-2102, shall divide the territory of the new learning community into six numbered districts for the purpose of electing members to t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-556 City, village, and school elections; requirements; applicability of act.
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All city, village, and school issues and offices shall be combined on the statewide primary and general election ballots whenever possible. The issuance of separate ballots shall be avoided in a statewide election if city, village, or school offices or issues can reasonably be co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-557 City, village, and school officers; partisan ballot; when allowed; requirements.
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All elective city, village, and school officers shall be nominated and elected on a nonpartisan ballot unless a city or village provides for a partisan ballot by ordinance. No ordinance providing for nomination and election on a partisan ballot shall permit affiliation with any p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-558 City, village, and school elections; ballots; results; certificates of nomination or election.
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City, village, and school district ballots shall be prepared for each city, village, or school election. The election commissioner, county clerk, or city or village clerk may certify and deliver all ballots, including ballots for early voting, across county lines to the election …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-559 Political subdivision; special election; certification; cancellation; procedure.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in section 77-3444, any issue to be submitted to the registered voters at a special election by a political subdivision shall be certified by the clerk of the political subdivision to the election commissioner or county clerk on or before the eighth Frid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-560 Elective office; vacancy; when.
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Every elective office shall be vacant, except as provided in section 32-561, upon the happening of any one of the following events at any time before the expiration of the term of such office: (1) Resignation of the incumbent; (2) Death of the incumbent; (3) Removal of the incumb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-561 Elective officer; military or naval service; no vacancy; exception; acting officer; appointment; powers; compensation.
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(1) The acceptance of a commission to any military or naval office or the enlistment in or induction into the military or naval service of the United States which may require an incumbent in an elective office, except the office of member of the Legislature, to exercise military …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-562 Resignations; how made.
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The resignation of the incumbent of an elective office may be made as follows: (1) By the Governor to the Legislature if in session or, if not, to the Secretary of State; (2) By United States Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, by incumbents elected…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-563 Vacancies; pending appointment or election; possession and control of office; persons authorized.
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When a vacancy occurs and before the election or appointment and qualification of a successor, possession shall be taken of all things pertaining to the office and the functions of the office shall be exercised as follows: (1) Of any of the county offices, by the deputy if there …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-564 Representatives in Congress; vacancy; how filled; special election; procedure.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section: (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of Representative in Congress on or after August 1 in an even-numbered year and prior to the statewide general election in such year, the Governor shall order a special elect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-565 United States Senator; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) When a vacancy occurs in the representation of the State of Nebraska in the Senate of the United States, the office shall be filled by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint a suitable person possessing the qualifications necessary for senator to fill such vacancy. (2)(a) I…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-566 Legislature; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) When a vacancy occurs in the Legislature, the office shall be filled by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint a suitable person possessing the qualifications necessary for a member of the Legislature. (2) If the vacancy occurs at any time on or after May 1 of the second ye…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-567 Vacancies; offices listed; how filled.
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Vacancies in office shall be filled as follows: (1) In state and judicial district offices and in the membership of any board or commission created by the state when no other method is provided, by the Governor; (2) In county offices, by the county board; (3) In the membership of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-568 Cities and villages; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) If any vacancy occurs in the office of city council member or mayor of a city of the metropolitan class, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by local law. (2) The city council of a city of the primary class may provide for filling any vacancies that occur in any elective …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-569 Vacancies in city and village elected offices; procedure for filling.
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(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section or section 32-568, vacancies in city and village elected offices shall be filled by the mayor and council or board of trustees for the balance of the unexpired term. Notice of a vacancy, except a vacancy…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-570 School board; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) A vacancy in the membership of a school board shall occur as set forth in section 32-560 or in the case of absences, unless excused by a majority of the remaining members of the board, when a member is absent from the district for a continuous period of sixty days at one time…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-571 Vacancy; appointments; how made; term; filing; qualifications.
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Appointments made pursuant to sections 32-565 to 32-570 and 32-573 shall be in writing and shall continue for the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified except as otherwise provided in such sections. The written appointment shall be filed with the Secretary…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-572 Officers for a fixed term; service until successor qualified; vacancy.
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(1) Every officer elected or appointed for a fixed term shall hold office until his or her successor is elected or appointed and is qualified. The fixed term shall end and the successor, whether elected or appointed, shall qualify on the day for taking office as provided by law. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-573 Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) When a vacancy occurs in the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the office shall be filled by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint a suitable person possessing the qualifications necessary for a member of the Board of Regents. (2)(a) If the vacancy occurs dur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-574 Vacancies.
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Unless otherwise provided by law, all vacancies shall be filled within forty-five days after the vacancy occurs unless good cause is shown that the requirement imposes an undue burden.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-601 Political subdivision; offices to be filled; filing deadlines; notices required.
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(1) Each political subdivision shall notify the election commissioner or county clerk of the offices to be filled no later than: (a) January 5 of any election year as provided in subsection (2) of section 32-404; or (b) June 15 of any election year as provided in subsection (3) o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-602 Candidate; general requirements; limitation on filing for office.
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(1) Any person seeking an elective office shall be a registered voter at the time of filing for the office pursuant to section 32-606 or 32-611. (2) Any person filing for office shall meet the constitutional and statutory requirements of the office for which he or she is filing. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-603 Candidacy for two or more elected offices at same election; prohibited; filing officer; duties.
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(1) No candidate for member of the Legislature or an elective office described in Article IV, section 1 or 20, or Article VII, section 3 or 10, of the Constitution of Nebraska shall be eligible to file as a candidate, to petition on the ballot as a candidate, to accept a nominati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-604 Multiple office holding; when allowed.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (4) of this section, no person shall be precluded from being elected or appointed to or holding an elective office for the reason that he or she has been elected or appointed to or holds another elective office. (2) No person serving as…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-605 Defeated candidate; prohibited acts; exception.
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No candidate defeated at a primary election shall be permitted to file an affidavit declaring a write-in candidacy, file by petition, or file a nomination, if nominated by party convention or committee, for the following general election for the same office except as provided in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-606 Candidate filing form; filing period.
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(1) Any candidate may place his or her name on the primary election ballot by filing a candidate filing form prescribed by the Secretary of State as provided in section 32-607. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, if a candidate for an elective office i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-606.01 Candidate filing form; special election; filing period; requirements.
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(1) Except as provided in section 32-564, any candidate in a special election to fill a vacancy for an office of a political subdivision may have his or her name placed on the special election ballot by filing a candidate filing form prescribed by the Secretary of State as provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-607 Candidate filing forms; contents; filing officers; objections to the name of a candidate.
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(1)(a) All candidate filing forms shall contain the following statement: I hereby swear that I will abide by the laws of the State of Nebraska regarding the results of the primary and general elections, that I am a registered voter and qualified to be elected, and that I will ser…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-608 Filing fees; payment; amount; not required; when; refund; when allowed.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) or (5) of this section, a filing fee shall be paid by or on behalf of each candidate prior to filing for office. For candidates who file in the office of the Secretary of State as provided in subdivision (2)(a) of section 32-607, the filin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-609 Candidate filing form; designation of political affiliation prohibited; when.
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The candidate filing form filed pursuant to sections 32-606 and 32-607 by each candidate for the State Board of Education, member of the Legislature, Regent of the University of Nebraska, director of a public power and irrigation district, reclamation district, or natural resourc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-610 Partisan elections; candidate; requirements.
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No person shall be allowed to file a candidate filing form as a partisan candidate or to have his or her name placed upon a primary election ballot of a political party if subsection (2) of section 32-720 applies to the political party. For any other political party, no person sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-611 Nomination by registered voters; affidavit; requirements; candidate filing form; when required.
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Twenty-five registered voters of the same political party may seek to have a person's name placed on the primary election ballot as a partisan candidate by filing an affidavit stating that they are registered voters, the political party with which they are registered, the name of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-612 Change of political party affiliation; requirements for candidacy; prohibited acts.
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(1) A change of political party affiliation by a registered voter so as to affiliate with the political party named in the candidate filing form or in an affidavit as a write-in candidate pursuant to section 32-615 after the first Friday in December prior to the statewide primary…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-613 President; nominating petition; consent of candidate required; form of petition.
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Any petition to place a person's name on the primary election ballot for President of the United States shall contain the names of not less than one hundred voters registered with the appropriate political party from each congressional district of the state, except that if the po…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-613.01 President; nominating petition; form.
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In addition to the requirements of section 32-613, the form of a petition for partisan candidates for President of the United States shall be substantially as follows: Petition for Office of President of the United States Name of Candidate: ............ Residence Address: .......…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-614 President; petition candidates or advocated or recognized candidates; placing on ballot; affidavit of rejection of candidacy; purged candidate, when.
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The names of persons in the political party (1) who are presented by petition of their supporters to be party candidates for President of the United States or (2) who have been determined by the Secretary of State to be generally advocated or recognized as candidates in national …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-615 Write-in candidate; requirements; decline candidacy; when.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any candidate engaged in or pursuing a write-in campaign shall file a notarized affidavit of his or her intent together with the receipt for any filing fee with the filing officer as provided in section 32-608 no…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-616 Nomination for general election; other methods.
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(1) Any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election and who was not registered to vote with a party affiliation on or after March 1 and before the general election in the calendar year of the general election may have his or her name placed on the general ele…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-617 Nomination by petition; requirements; procedure.
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(1) Petitions for nomination for partisan and nonpartisan offices shall conform to the requirements of sections 32-617.01 and 32-628. Petitions shall state the office to be filled and the name and address of the candidate. A sample copy of the petition shall be filed with the fil…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-617.01 Nomination by petition filed with Secretary of State; form of petition.
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In addition to the requirements of sections 32-617 and 32-619, if the Secretary of State is the filing officer for a petition for nomination for partisan and nonpartisan offices, the form of the petition shall be substantially as follows: Petition for Office for General Election …