Chapter 32 — ELECTIONS
544 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-926 Person offering to vote; challenge authorized; procedure.
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Any person offering to vote, even though such person is registered, may be challenged as unqualified by any inspector, judge or clerk of election, or registered voter. The judge or clerk of election shall challenge any person offering to vote whom he or she knows or suspects not …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-927 Person offering to vote; challenge; oath required; compliance with sections required.
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If any person offering to vote is challenged by an inspector, judge or clerk of election, or registered voter, the person shall, in the presence of an inspector or a judge of election, affix his or her signature and print his or her name and address on the following oath: I do so…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-928 Person; challenge as alien; information required.
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If a person is challenged on the ground that he or she has not become a citizen of the United States and the person so challenged does not produce his or her naturalization papers, the person shall print on the form provided by the election commissioner or county clerk the follow…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-929 Person; challenge as to residence; examination; provisional ballot.
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If a person is challenged on the ground that he or she is not a resident of this state, the county, or the precinct, the person shall answer the following questions on the form provided by the election commissioner or county clerk: Do you have a residence in this state: Yes or No…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-930 Person; challenge as to age; examination.
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If a person is challenged on the ground that he or she is not eighteen years of age or, during the years in which a statewide general election is held, that he or she will not be eighteen years of age by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of such year, the perso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-931 Person challenged as to right to vote; oath; clerks of election; duties.
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If a person's right to vote is challenged, the person shall, in the presence of an inspector or a judge of election, affix his or her signature to the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States, that I have residence in the State of Nebraska, the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-932 Person challenged as to right to vote; allowed to vote; when.
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Any person challenged who complies with sections 32-927 to 32-931 shall be allowed to vote. Any person challenged who refuses to comply with sections 32-927 to 32-930 or to take the oath provided in section 32-931 for any election shall not be issued a ballot or permitted to vote…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-933 New or former resident; vote for President and Vice President; when eligible; procedure.
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(1) Any person listed in this subsection shall be eligible as a new resident to vote for President and Vice President of the United States at the statewide general election but for no other offices: (a) Any citizen of the United States who is at least the constitutionally prescri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-934 New or former resident; affidavit required; contents.
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Any person who desires to vote pursuant to section 32-933 shall execute an affidavit in duplicate substantially as follows: I, ......................, do solemnly swear that: 1. I am a citizen of the United States. 2. Before moving, I resided at the following address (describing …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-935 New or former resident; application to vote; election commissioner or county clerk; duties.
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The election commissioner or county clerk shall immediately mail the duplicate of the affidavit described in section 32-934 to the appropriate official of the state or county in Nebraska in which the applicant last resided. Upon receipt, the election commissioner or county clerk …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-936 New or former resident; application to vote; voting procedure.
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If satisfied that the application is proper and that the applicant is qualified to vote under section 32-933, the election commissioner or county clerk shall deliver to the applicant a ballot for President and Vice President of the United States. After voting the ballot, the vote…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-937 New or former resident; list of voters; public record.
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The election commissioner or county clerk shall keep open to public inspection a list of all persons voting in the county as new or former residents which shows their names, addresses, and application dates. The election commissioner or county clerk shall record the name of any p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-938 Registered voter; early voting; when allowed.
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(1) A registered voter shall be permitted to vote early by requesting a ballot for early voting pursuant to section 32-941 or 32-943. (2) Any person excluded from voting under section 32-313 or 32-314 shall not be allowed to receive a ballot for early voting. (3) Any person who f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-939 Nebraska resident residing outside the state or country; members of Nebraska National Guard in active service; registration to vote; application for ballot; when; elector and citizen outside the country; register to vote or voting; form.
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(1) As provided in section 32-939.02, the persons listed in this subsection who are residents of Nebraska and who reside outside of Nebraska or the United States or are members of the Nebraska National Guard ordered into the active service of the state or of the United States sha…
Repealed. Laws 2010, LB 951, § 9.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-939.02 Person residing outside the country; ballot for early voting; request; use of Federal Post Card Application or personal letter; special ballot; use of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; Secretary of State; duties; oath.
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(1) Upon request for a ballot, a ballot for early voting shall be forwarded to each voter meeting the criteria of section 32-939 at least forty-five days prior to any election. (2) An omission of required information, except the political party affiliation of the applicant, may p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-939.03 Emergency response provider; outside of county of residence; application for ballot; when; form; voter's oath.
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(1) A registered voter serving as an emergency response provider outside of the voter's county of residence for a period beginning on or after the forty-five days prior to any election may request an early voting ballot via facsimile transmission or electronic mail using a form p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-940 Former federal employee; late registration to vote; voting; when allowed.
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Any person employed in federal service whose status has been terminated by discharge from the armed forces or by separation from employment outside the territorial limits of the United States who was unable to register to vote may register to vote after the voter registration dea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-941 Early voting; written request for ballot; procedure.
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(1) Any registered voter permitted to vote early pursuant to section 32-938 may, not more than one hundred twenty days before any election and not later than the close of business on the second Friday preceding the election, request a ballot for the election to be mailed to a spe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-942 Registered voter anticipating absence on election day; right to vote; method; voter present in county; voting place.
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(1) A registered voter of this state who anticipates being absent from the county of his or her residence on the day of any election may appear in person before the election commissioner or county clerk not more than thirty days prior to the day of election for a statewide primar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-942.01 Registration and voting after voter registration deadline; certain naturalized citizens; procedure.
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If a person becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States after the voter registration deadline for any election, such person may register to vote after the voter registration deadline by completing the necessary voter registration application in the office of the election c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-943 Ballot to be picked up by agent; written request; procedure; restrictions on agent.
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(1) Any registered voter who is permitted to vote early pursuant to section 32-938 may appoint an agent to submit a request for a ballot for early voting on his or her behalf. The registered voter or his or her agent may request that the ballot be sent to the registered voter by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-944 Administering ballots to residents of nursing homes or hospitals; requirements.
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The election commissioner or county clerk may train registered voters to act on behalf of the election commissioner or county clerk in administering a ballot to residents of nursing homes or hospitals who have requested ballots. Ballots shall be administered by two registered vot…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-945 Request for ballot; provide registration form; when; change registration; acknowledgment.
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(1) When a request for a ballot from a person who is not registered to vote in the county reaches the election commissioner or county clerk by mail, by facsimile transmission, or by means other than by application in person on or prior to the third Friday preceding the election, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-946 Registered voter without residence address; mailing ballot and registration applications; oath; voting procedure.
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When a registered voter applying for a ballot has no residence address within the county, the election commissioner or county clerk shall mail to the registered voter at the address designated by the voter the requested ballot materials, including a registration application, no l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-947 Ballot to vote early; delivery; procedure; identification envelope; instructions.
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(1) Upon receipt of an application or other request for a ballot to vote early, the election commissioner or county clerk shall determine whether the applicant is a registered voter and is entitled to vote as requested. If the election commissioner or county clerk determines that…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-948 Ballots to vote early; election commissioner or county clerk; duties; public inspection; when; restrictions on access to information.
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(1) Upon receipt of an application or request for a ballot to vote early, the election commissioner or county clerk shall enter in the record of early voters the applicant's name, residence address, precinct, and subdivision of the precinct, if any, the mailing address to which t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-949 Ballot for early voting; registered voter; duties.
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(1) After a ballot for early voting is received by a voter and before placing any marks thereon, the voter shall note whether there are any voting marks on the ballot and whether there is a signature or initials on the ballot in the space provided for the election official's sign…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-949.01 Ballot for early voting; destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received; cast provisional ballot or obtain replacement ballot; deadline; procedure.
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(1) If a ballot for early voting is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the registered voter, the voter may cast a provisional ballot pursuant to section 32-915 at the voter's polling place on election day or may obtain a replacement ballot from the election commissioner…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-950 Ballots to vote early; accepted, when; rejected ballots; how treated; storage.
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Ballots issued under section 32-948 which are returned not later than the hour established for the closing of the polls shall be accepted for review by the counting board for early voting. Such ballots received by the election commissioner or county clerk after the close of the p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-950.01 Secure ballot drop-box; requirements; election commissioner or county clerk; duties.
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(1) If an election commissioner or county clerk maintains a secure ballot drop-box for voters to deposit completed ballots, the election commissioner or county clerk shall ensure that the secure ballot drop-box: (a) Is securely fastened to the ground or a concrete slab connected …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-951 Ballots for early voting; prohibited acts.
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No person shall: (1) Impersonate or make a false representation in order to obtain a ballot for early voting for his or her own use or for use by another; (2) Knowingly connive to help a person to vote such a ballot illegally; (3) Destroy, steal, mark, or mutilate any such ballot…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-952 Special election by mail; when.
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If a political subdivision decides to place a candidate or an issue on the ballot at a special election, the election commissioner or county clerk may conduct the special election by mail as provided in section 32-953 or conduct the special election as otherwise authorized in the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-953 Special election by mail; mailing of ballots or notice in lieu of ballots; requirements; oath; procedure.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the election commissioner or county clerk shall mail the official ballot to all registered voters of the political subdivision or the district or ward of the political subdivision at the addresses appearing on th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-954 Special election by mail; voting and return of ballot; procedure.
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Upon receipt of the official ballot, the registered voter shall mark it, seal the ballot in the identification envelope supplied with the ballot, sign the identification envelope, and comply with the instructions provided with the ballot. The voter may return the ballot to the el…
Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 838, § 8.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-956 Special election by mail; replacement ballot; how obtained; procedure.
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(1) If a ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the registered voter, the voter may obtain a replacement ballot from the election commissioner or county clerk by signing a statement on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State that the ballot was destroyed, spoi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-957 Special election by mail; verification of signatures; identification requirements.
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(1) An official ballot under section 32-953 shall be counted only if it is returned in the identification envelope, the envelope is signed by the voter to whom it was issued, the signature is verified by the election commissioner or county clerk, and the voter provided the voter'…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-958 Special election by mail; supervision; election report; counting board.
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The election commissioner or county clerk shall supervise the procedures for handling and canvassing the ballots to ensure the safety and confidentiality of all ballots properly cast. The election commissioner or county clerk shall file with the Secretary of State and the county …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-959 Special election by mail; undeliverable ballots; removal of names.
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The names of voters whose ballots are returned as undeliverable shall be subject to removal from the voter registration records as provided in sections 32-326 to 32-329.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-960 County with less than ten thousand inhabitants; elections conducted by mail; application for approval; contents; requirements for voting and returning ballots.
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(1) In any county with less than ten thousand inhabitants, the county clerk may apply to the Secretary of State to mail ballots for all elections held after approval of the application to registered voters of any or all of the precincts in the county. The application shall includ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-961 Poll watchers; eligibility; appointment; notice required.
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(1)(a) To be eligible to be a poll watcher, an individual shall be either: (i) A registered voter of this state; or (ii) An individual representing a state-based, national, or international election monitoring organization. (b) A candidate or a spouse of a candidate on the ballot…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-962 Poll watchers; credential; requirements; notice.
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(1) For poll watchers eligible under subdivision (1)(a)(i) of section 32-961, the election commissioner or county clerk shall provide a credential as an election observer for each poll watcher for whom the election commissioner or county clerk receives notice of appointment under…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-963 Poll watchers; display credential; sign register; authorized activities; protest conduct of election; ruling.
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(1) Upon arrival at a polling place, a poll watcher shall display such poll watcher's credentials to the precinct inspector or precinct receiving board and sign the register of poll watchers. The election commissioner or county clerk shall provide a register at each precinct for …