Chapter 49 — LAW
420 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1462 Committee; campaign statement; when filed; period covered.
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Unless otherwise required to file an election campaign statement as required by section 49-1459, a committee shall file a campaign statement with a closing date of December 31 of such year not later than January 31 of the following year. The period covered by the campaign stateme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1463 Campaign statement; statement of exemption; violations; late filing fee.
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(1) Any person who fails to file a campaign statement with the commission under sections 49-1459 to 49-1463 shall pay to the commission a late filing fee of fifty dollars for each day the campaign statement remains not filed in violation of this section, not to exceed one thousan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1463.01 Late filing fee; relief; reduction or waiver; when.
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(1) A person required to pay a late filing fee imposed under section 49-1449, 49-1458, 49-1463, 49-1467, 49-1469.08, 49-1478.01, or 49-1479.01 may apply to the commission for relief. The commission by order may reduce the amount of a late filing fee imposed and waive any or all o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1463.02 Late filing fees and civil penalties; interest.
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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. The interest shall begin to accrue thirty days afte…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1464 Campaign statements of committees; where filed.
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The campaign statement of any committee, including a candidate committee, a ballot question committee, or a political party committee, shall be filed with the commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1465 Campaign statement; verification statement; signature; requirements.
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(1) A campaign statement filed by a committee shall: (a) Be signed by the committee treasurer; and (b) Contain a verification statement which states that the treasurer used all reasonable diligence in its preparation, that to the treasurer's knowledge it is true and complete, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1466 Dissolved candidate committee; unexpended funds; how treated.
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Any person, who after being a candidate for office dissolves the candidate committee as provided in section 49-1453, may transfer any unexpended funds from such committee to another candidate committee, a political party committee, or a tax-exempt charitable institution or may re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1467 Person; independent expenditure report; when filed; contents; late filing fee; violation; penalty.
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(1) Any person, other than a committee, who makes an independent expenditure advocating the election of a candidate or the defeat of a candidate's opponents or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, which is in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1468 Contribution or expenditure made by a dependent minor; contribution controlled by another; how reported.
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(1) Any contribution or expenditure made by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor's parent or guardian. (2) Any contribution which is controlled by, or made at the direction of, another person, including a parent organization, subsidiary, division, committe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1469 Businesses and organizations; contributions, expenditures, or services; report; contents; separate segregated political fund; when required.
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(1) A corporation, labor organization, industry, trade, or professional association, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, which is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska or doing business in this state and which is not a committee, may: (a) Make…
Transferred to section 49-1476.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Transferred to section 49-1476.01.
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Transferred to section 49-1476.02.
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Transferred to section 49-1479.02.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1469.05 Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; restrictions.
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(1) An entity specified in subsection (1) of section 49-1469 which establishes and administers a separate segregated political fund: (a) Shall not make an expenditure to such fund, except that it may make expenditures and provide personal services for the establishment and admini…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1469.06 Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; contributions and expenditures; limitations.
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(1) All contributions to and expenditures from a separate segregated political fund shall be limited to money or anything of ascertainable value obtained through the voluntary contributions of the employees, officers, directors, stockholders, or members of the corporation, includ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1469.07 Businesses and organizations; separate segregated political fund; status.
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A separate segregated political fund is hereby declared to be an independent committee and subject to all of the provisions of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act applicable to independent committees, and the entity which establishes and administers such fund…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1469.08 Businesses and organizations; late filing fee; violation; penalty.
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(1) Any entity specified in subsection (1) of section 49-1469 which fails to file a report with the commission required by section 49-1469 or 49-1469.07 shall pay to the commission a late filing fee of fifty dollars for each day the statement remains not filed in violation of suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1470 Campaign statements; public information; copies, cost; duration kept.
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(1) Campaign statements shall be open for public inspection and reproduction, commencing as soon as practicable, but not later than the fifth business day following the day on which they were received, during regular business hours. (2) Copies of statements or parts of statements…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1471 Contribution or expenditure in excess of fifty dollars; not to be made in cash; violation; penalty.
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A contribution or expenditure of more than fifty dollars shall not be made or accepted in cash. Contributions and expenditures of more than fifty dollars, other than an in-kind contribution or expenditure, shall be made by written instrument containing the names of the payor and …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1472 Anonymous contribution; restrictions on use; other contributions; how treated; violation; penalty.
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(1) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution. An anonymous contribution received by a person shall not knowingly be deposited but shall be given to a tax-exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1473 Contributions; legal name of contributor; violation; penalty.
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A contribution shall not be made, directly or indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal purposes. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1474 Political newsletter or mass mailing; not to be sent at public expense; violation; penalty.
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No political newsletter or other campaign mass mailing shall be sent at public expense by or on behalf of any elected official after that person has announced his or her candidacy for any office. An elected official violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Cl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1474.01 Political material; disclaimer requirements; violation; penalty.
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(1) Except for an individual or individuals acting independently utilizing their own personal resources or as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the person who pays for the production, distribution, or posting of a billboard, placard, poster, pamphlet, or other printed m…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1474.02 Dissemination of message by telecommunication or electronic means; requirements.
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(1) Any person who makes an expenditure reportable under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act to disseminate by any means of telecommunication a prerecorded message or a recorded message relating to a candidate or ballot question shall include, immediately pre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1474.03 Campaign advertisement; dissemination; applicability; requirements.
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(1) This section applies to any election for the following elective offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, member of the State Board o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1475 Contribution; intermediary or agent of contributor; disclosure; violation; penalty.
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Any person who accepts a contribution, other than by written instrument, on behalf of another and acts as the intermediary or agent of the person from whom the contribution was accepted shall disclose to the recipient of the contribution the intermediary's own name and address an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1476 Lottery contractor; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that in sponsoring a lottery, the state undertakes a unique enterprise which can succeed only if the public has confidence in the integrity of the lottery and the process by which government decisions relating to the lottery are made. The Legislature finds t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1476.01 Lottery contractor; contributions and expenditures prohibited; penalty.
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(1) A person who is awarded a contract by the Director of the Lottery Division as a lottery contractor for a major procurement as defined in section 9-803 may not make a contribution to or an independent expenditure for a candidate for a state elective office during the term of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1476.02 Lottery contractor contribution; receipt prohibited; penalty.
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(1) No person, including a candidate or candidate committee, shall accept or receive any contribution prohibited by section 49-1476.01. A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts any such contribution shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. (2) Any person, including a ca…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1477 Contributions from persons other than committee; information required; violation; penalty.
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No person shall receive a contribution from a person other than a committee unless, for purposes of the recipient person's record-keeping and reporting requirements, the contribution is accompanied by the name and address of each person who contributed more than one hundred dolla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1478 Expenditure; limitations; reports required; violations; penalty.
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(1) An expenditure shall not be made, other than for overhead or normal operating expenses, by an agent or an independent contractor, including an advertising agency, on behalf of or for the benefit of a person unless the expenditure is reported by the committee as if the expendi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1478.01 Late independent expenditure; reports required; late filing fee.
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(1) An independent committee, including a separate segregated political fund, which makes a late independent expenditure shall report the expenditure to the commission by filing within two days after the date of the expenditure the committee's full name and street address, the am…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1479 Contributions made for transfer or in behalf of a committee; unlawful; exceptions; penalty.
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(1) Except as provided by subsections (3) and (4) of section 49-1479.01, a contribution shall not be made by a person to another person with the agreement or arrangement that the person receiving the contribution will then transfer that contribution to a particular candidate comm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1479.01 Earmarked contribution; requirements; report; late filing fee; violation; penalty.
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(1) Any contribution by a person made on behalf of or to a candidate or committee, including contributions which are in any way earmarked or otherwise directed to the candidate or committee through an intermediary or agent, shall be considered to be a contribution from the person…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1479.02 Major out-of-state contributor; report; contents; applicability; late filing fee.
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(1) A major out-of-state contributor shall file with the commission an out-of-state contribution report. An out-of-state contribution report shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commission within ten days after the end of the calendar month in which a person becomes a major…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1479.03 Foreign national; ballot question committee; prohibited acts; fines; administrative fees; exception.
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(1) It shall be unlawful for a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make a contribution to a ballot question committee or for a ballot question committee to solicit, accept, or receive such a contribution. (2) It shall be unlawful for a foreign national to directly or ind…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1480 Lobbyist; registration; application; contents; Chinese military company; disclosure, required; civil penalty.
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(1) Every person employed, retained, or authorized as a lobbyist shall, before commencing any lobbying activity: (a) File an application with the Clerk of the Legislature for registration as a lobbyist, and if the clerk is satisfied that the application has been properly prepared…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1480.01 Application for registration; fee; collection; registration renewal.
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(1) The Clerk of the Legislature shall collect a fee of three hundred dollars for an application for registration by a lobbyist for each principal if the lobbyist receives or will receive compensation for such lobbying. Except as provided by section 49-1434, a lobbyist who receiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1481 List of registered lobbyists and principals; print in Legislative Journal; additional information; when.
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(1) On the fourth legislative day of each legislative session, the Clerk of the Legislature shall insert the following in the Legislative Journal: (a) A list of the names of all lobbyists whose registration is then in effect; (b) The name of the principal in whose behalf the lobb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1482 Lobbyists and principals; registration fees; disbursement.
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The Clerk of the Legislature shall charge a fee pursuant to section 49-1480.01 for each application for registration by a lobbyist for each principal. Such fees when collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. One-half of such fees shall be credited to the Nebraska Accoun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1483 Lobbyist and principal; file separate statements; when; contents.
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(1) Every lobbyist who is registered or required to be registered shall, for each of his or her principals, file electronically a separate statement for each calendar quarter with the Clerk of the Legislature within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter. Every princi…
Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 242, § 70.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1483.02 Statement; exemption from filing.
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By rule and regulation, the commission may provide for other criteria for an exemption from the filing of the quarterly statement by lobbyists and principals, pursuant to section 49-1483, if the commission finds all of the following: (1) That strict adherence to the Nebraska Poli…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1483.03 Lobbyist or principal; special report required; when; late filing fee.
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(1) Any lobbyist or principal who receives or expends more than five thousand dollars for lobbying purposes during any calendar month in which the Legislature is in session shall, within fifteen days after the end of such calendar month, file electronically a special report discl…
Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 7, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1484 Clerk of the Legislature; refer statements to commission; additional details.
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The Clerk of the Legislature shall promptly refer all such statements to the commission which may require the lobbyist or the principal to furnish additional details with respect to the matters which are or should be included in such statements. The Legislature itself may at any …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1485 Clerk of the Legislature; furnish summary of lobbyist and principal statements to Legislature and press; public records.
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The Clerk of the Legislature shall prepare a summary of the statements filed pursuant to section 49-1483 and, upon request, furnish any member of the Legislature and any member of the press registered with the Legislature a copy of any summary. Each statement shall be public info…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1486 Registration of lobbyists; period valid.
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The registration of a lobbyist shall be valid for a period commencing with the filing of any registration as required by section 49-1480 and ending at the end of the calendar year for which the lobbyist registered unless the registration is renewed as provided by section 49-1480.…
Repealed. Laws 1979, LB 162, § 8.
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