Chapter 32. Elections
Index
- § 32-101. Act, How Cited
- § 32-102. Act; Applicability; How Construed
- § 32-103. Definitions, Where Found
- § 32-104. Candidate, Defined
- § 32-105. Certificate of Election, Defined
- § 32-106. Certificate of Nomination, Defined
- § 32-107. District, Defined
- § 32-108. Election, Defined
- § 32-109. Elective Office, Defined
- § 32-110. Elector, Defined
- § 32-110.01. Electronic Voting System, Defined
- § 32-111. Incumbent, Defined
- § 32-112. Oath, Defined
- § 32-113. Population, Defined
- § 32-114. Precinct, Defined
- § 32-115. Registered Voter, Defined
- § 32-116. Residence, Defined
- § 32-117. Sign, Defined
- § 32-118. Signature, Defined
- § 32-118.01. Special Election, Defined
- § 32-119. Swear, Defined
- § 32-119.01. Voting System, Defined
- § 32-120. Ward, Defined
- § 32-121. Termination Date February 14, 2003. Election Process Task Force; Members; Duties; Expenses; Termination
- § 32-201. Disputed Points of Election Law; Secretary of State; Duties
- § 32-202. Secretary of State; Duties
- § 32-203. Secretary of State; Powers
- § 32-204. Election Administration Fund; Created; Use; Investment
- § 32-205. Secretary of State; Office Hours On Election Day
- § 32-206. Official Election Calendar; Publish; Contents; Filing Or Other Acts; Time
- § 32-207. Election Commissioner; Counties Having Over 100,000 Inhabitants; Appointment; Term; Vacancy
- § 32-208. Election Commissioner; Qualifications
- § 32-209. Chief Deputy Election Commissioner; Qualifications; Appointment; Bond; Duties
- § 32-210. Chief Deputy Election Commissioner; Vacancy; Procedure For Filling
- § 32-211. Election Commissioner; Counties Having 20,000 to 100,000 Inhabitants; Chief Deputy; Appointment; Qualifications; Terms; Vacancy; Elimination of Office
- § 32-212. Election Commissioner; Appoint Other Employees; Qualifications
- § 32-213. Election Commissioner; Oath of Office; Bond
- § 32-214. Election Commissioner; Enforcement of Act; Election Commissioner Or Chief Deputy Election Commissioner; Removal; Grounds; Procedure
- § 32-215. Election Commissioner; Rules and Regulations; Select Registration and Polling Places
- § 32-216. Election Commissioner; Office; Records and Equipment; Annual Inventory Statement; Purchases; Requirements; Waiver of Bid Procedure; When
- § 32-217. Election Commissioner, Chief Deputy Election Commissioner, and Employees; County Employees; Salaries; How Paid
- § 32-218. County Clerk Perform Duties of Election Commissioner; When; Deputy County Clerk For Elections
- § 32-219. Political Activities; Restrictions
- § 32-220. Sections; Applicability
- § 32-221. Inspectors and Judges and Clerks of Election; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Vacancy; Failure to Appear; Removal
- § 32-222. Inspectors and Judges and Clerks of Election; Oath
- § 32-223. Receiving Board; Members; Requirements; Inspectors; Clerk of Election; Appointment
- § 32-224. Counting Board; When Appointed; Members; Duties
- § 32-225. Precinct and District Inspectors; Duties
- § 32-226. Election Duties; Who May Perform
- § 32-227. Election Workers; Wages
- § 32-228. Election Worker; Notice of Appointment; Failure to Serve; Penalty
- § 32-229. Sections; Applicability
- § 32-230. Receiving Board and Counting Board; Clerk of Election; Appointment; Procedure; Members; Qualification; Vacancy
- § 32-231. Judge and Clerk of Election; Qualifications; Term; District Inspectors; Duties
- § 32-232. Election Duties; Who May Perform; Messenger; Appointment; Duties
- § 32-233. Election Workers; Wages
- § 32-234. Counting Board; When Appointed
- § 32-235. Election Worker; Notice of Appointment
- § 32-236. Judge and Clerk of Election; District Inspector; Service Required; Violation; Penalty
- § 32-237. Judge Or Clerk of Election; Inspector; Failure to Appear; Replacement Procedure
- § 32-238. Judge Or Clerk of Election; Inspector; Oath
- § 32-239. Judges and Clerks of Election; District Inspectors; Vacancies; How Filled
- § 32-240. Judge Or Clerk of Election; District Inspector; Excused From Serving; When
- § 32-241. Election Worker; Employment Protection; Employer; Prohibited Acts; Violation; Penalty; Lists; Prohibited Acts
- § 32-242. Oaths; Who May Administer; Seal
- § 32-301. Registration List; Registration of Electors; Registration Records; How Kept; Use On Election Day
- § 32-302. Registration of Electors; Office Hours; Deadline For Registration
- § 32-303. Registration of Electors; Other Places of Registration
- § 32-304. Registration of Electors; Notice
- § 32-305. Deputy Registrar; Application; Training; When; Oath; Violation; Effect
- § 32-306. Deputy Registrars; Teams; Duties; Acknowledgment of Registration; When; Applicability of Section
- § 32-307. Voter Registration Site; Acts Prohibited; Registration Procedure
- § 32-308. Registration List; Verification; Voter Registration Form; Department of Motor Vehicles; Duties; Registration; When; Persons Involved In Registration; Status
- § 32-309. Voter Registration Form; Delivery; When; Confidentiality
- § 32-310. Voter Registration; State Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure; Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support; Duties; Confidentiality; Persons Involved In Registration; Status; Delivery of Forms; When; Registration; When
- § 32-311. Registration of Elector; Personal Application; Place Or Time
- § 32-312. Registration of Electors; Examination of Applicant; Information Required
- § 32-313. Qualifications of Elector; Abstract of Felony Convictions; Clerks of Court; Duty; Notification of Federal Court Felony Conviction; How Treated
- § 32-314. Loss of Residence; When; Effect; Change of Registration; When; Change of Residence Within County; Effect
- § 32-315. Change of Name Or Address; Election Commissioner Or County Clerk; Duties
- § 32-316. Certificate of Registration; Issuance; Fee
- § 32-317. Designation of Postal Address; When; No Residence; How Treated
- § 32-318. Signature Card; When Required
- § 32-319. Registration Form; Contents
- § 32-320. Acceptable Mail-In Forms; Official Registration Forms; Distribution; Proceeds; How Credited
- § 32-321. Voter Registration Forms; Availability; Mailing Deadline; Notice to Applicant; When Required; Payment of Postage Costs
- § 32-322. Acknowledgment of Registration; When Required; Rejection Or Duplicate; Notice Required
- § 32-323. Validity of Registration By Mail For Petition Purposes; When
- § 32-324. Change of Address; Election Commissioner Or County Clerk; Duties; Purge of Records; When
- § 32-325. Abbreviated Transfer of Registration Form; Contents; Filing; Effect
- § 32-326. Removal of Name and Cancellation of Registration; Conditions
- § 32-327. Death of Registered Voter; Removal From Registration Records; Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support; Duty
- § 32-328. Voter Registration Register; Precinct List; Correction of Errors; Procedures
- § 32-329. Registration List; Maintenance; Voter Registration Register; Verification; Training; Procedure
- § 32-330. Voter Registration Register; Public Record; Examination; Lists of Registered Voters; Availability
- § 32-331. Confidential Records; Procedure
- § 32-401. Statewide Primary Election; When Held; Purposes
- § 32-402. Other Primary Election; When Held
- § 32-403. Statewide General Election; When Held
- § 32-404. Political Subdivisions; Elections; How Held; Notice of Filing Deadlines; Certifications Required; Forms
- § 32-405. Special Election; When Held
- § 32-501. Residence Requirement; Restriction; Home Rule Charter; Legislative Findings and Declarations
- § 32-502. United States Senators; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-503. United States Representatives In Congress; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-504. Congressional Districts; Enumerated
- § 32-505. Congressional Districts; Description; Basis
- § 32-506. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-507. State Treasurer; Auditor of Public Accounts; Secretary of State; Attorney General; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-508. Members of the Legislature; Districts; Terms; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-509. Public Service Commissioners; Districts; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot; Terms
- § 32-510. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Districts; Terms; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-511. State Board of Education; Districts; Terms; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-512. Public Power District; Public Power and Irrigation District; Board of Directors; Nonpartisan Ballot; Terms; Qualifications; Qualified Voters
- § 32-513. Natural Resources Districts; Board of Directors; Terms; Subdistricts; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-514. Community College Area Board of Governors; Districts; Terms; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-515. Educational Service Unit Board; Terms; Written Applications; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-516. Reclamation District; Board of Directors; Nonpartisan Ballot; Terms
- § 32-517. County Clerk; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-518. Register of Deeds; Terms; Continuation of Office; When; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-519. County Assessor; Election; When Required; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-520. County Sheriff; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-521. County Treasurer; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-522. County Attorney; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-523. Public Defender; Election; When Required; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-524. Clerk of the District Court; Election; When Required; Terms; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-525. County Surveyor; Election; When Required; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-526. County Engineer; Election; When Required; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-527. Repealed
- § 32-528. County Board of Commissioners; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot; Nomination and Election By District; Change of Number of Commissioners; Procedure
- § 32-529. County Board of Supervisors; Districts; Terms; Qualifications; Partisan Ballot
- § 32-530. Township Officers; Terms; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-531. County Weed District Board; Terms; Qualifications; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-532. Village Board of Trustees; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-533. Cities of the Second Class; Officers; Terms
- § 32-534. Certain Cities of the First Class; Officers; Wards; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-535. Cities of the Primary Class; City Council; Terms
- § 32-536. Cities of the Metropolitan Class; City Council; Terms; Districts; Qualifications
- § 32-537. City With Home Rule Charter; City Council; Qualifications; Nominating Petition Or Filing Fee
- § 32-538. City With City Manager Plan of Government; City Council; Members; Wards; Terms; Change In Number; Procedure
- § 32-539. City With Commission Plan of Government; City Council; Members; Nonpartisan Ballot; Mayor and Council Members; Terms
- § 32-540. Metropolitan Utilities District; Board of Directors; Nonpartisan Ballot; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-541. Class I School District; School Board Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-542. Class II School District; School Board Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-543. Class III School District; Board of Education Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-544. Class IV School District; Board of Education Members; Districts; Terms; Nonpartisan Ballot; Qualifications
- § 32-545. Class V School District; Board of Education Members; Districts; Qualifications; Terms; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-546. Class VI School District; School Board Members; Terms; Nomination; Qualifications
- § 32-547. City Airport Authority Board; Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-548. County Airport Authority Board; Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-549. Joint Airport Authority Board; Members; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-550. Local Hospital District Board of Directors; Terms; Nonpartisan Ballot
- § 32-551. Road Improvement District; Trustees; Terms; Qualifications
- § 32-552. Election Districts; Adjustment of Boundaries; When; Procedure
- § 32-553. Political Subdivision; Redistrict; When; Procedure
- § 32-554. Village, County, School District, Or Certain Cities; Elections At Large Or By District Or Ward; Procedure
- § 32-555. City, Village, County, Or School District; Failure to Redistrict; County Attorney Or Election Commissioner; Duties; Penalty
- § 32-556. City, Village, and School Elections; Requirements; Applicability of Act
- § 32-557. City, Village, and School Officers; Partisan Ballot; When Allowed; Requirements
- § 32-558. City, Village, and School Elections; Ballots; Results; Certificates of Nomination Or Election
- § 32-559. Political Subdivision; Special Election; Procedure
- § 32-560. Elective Office; Vacancy; When
- § 32-561. Elective Officer; Military Or Naval Service; No Vacancy; Exception; Acting Officer; Appointment; Powers; Compensation
- § 32-562. Resignations; How Made
- § 32-563. Vacancies; Pending Appointment Or Election; Possession and Control of Office; Persons Authorized
- § 32-564. Representatives In Congress; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-565. United States Senator; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-566. Legislature; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-567. Vacancies; Offices Listed; How Filled
- § 32-568. Cities and Villages; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-569. Vacancies In City and Village Elected Offices; Procedure For Filling
- § 32-570. School Board; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-571. Vacancy; Appointments; How Made; Term; Filing; Qualifications
- § 32-572. Officers For a Fixed Term; Service Until Successor Qualified; Vacancy
- § 32-573. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; Vacancy; How Filled
- § 32-601. Political Subdivision; Offices to Be Filled; Filing Deadlines; Notices Required
- § 32-602. Candidate; General Requirements
- § 32-603. Candidacy For Two Or More Elected Offices At Same Election; Prohibited; Exception; Filing Officer; Duties
- § 32-604. Multiple Office Holding; When Allowed
- § 32-605. Defeated Candidate; Prohibited Acts; Exception
- § 32-606. Candidate Filing Form; Deadline For Filing
- § 32-607. Candidate Filing Forms; Contents; Filing Officers
- § 32-608. Filing Fees; Payment; Amount; Not Required; When; Refund; When Allowed
- § 32-609. Candidate Filing Form; Designation of Political Affiliation Prohibited; When
- § 32-610. Partisan Elections; Candidate; Requirements
- § 32-611. Nomination By Registered Voters; Affidavit; Requirements; Candidate Filing Form; When Required
- § 32-612. Change of Political Party Affiliation; Requirements For Candidacy; Prohibited Acts
- § 32-613. President; Nominating Petition; Consent of Candidate Required; Form of Petition
- § 32-614. President; Petition Candidates Or Advocated Or Recognized Candidates; Placing On Ballot; Affidavit of Rejection of Candidacy; Purged Candidate, When
- § 32-615. Write-In Candidate; Requirements
- § 32-616. Nomination For General Election; Other Methods
- § 32-617. Nomination By Petition; Requirements; Procedure
- § 32-618. Nomination By Petition; Number of Signatures Required
- § 32-619. Governor; Selection of Running Mate; When
- § 32-619.01. Governor; Selection of Running Mate; Filing; Procedure
- § 32-620. President and Vice President; Candidates; Certification; New Political Party; How Treated; Requirements
- § 32-621. New Political Party; Candidates; Filing Fee; Petition of Nomination
- § 32-622. Candidates; Withdrawal After Filing; Notice, to Whom Given; Extension of Time For Declination
- § 32-623. Declination of Nomination; Deadline; Notice, to Whom Given, Vacancy, How Filled
- § 32-624. Candidate Filing Forms; Objections; Notice; Actions Authorized; Filing Officer; Powers and Duties
- § 32-625. Vacancy On Ballot; How Filled
- § 32-626. Repealed
- § 32-627. Partisan Office; Vacancy On Ballot; How Filled
- § 32-628. Petitions; Requirements
- § 32-629. Petitions; Signers; Qualifications; Exception
- § 32-630. Petition; Signers and Circulators; Duties; Prohibited Acts
- § 32-631. Petitions; Signature Verification; Procedure
- § 32-632. Petition; Removal of Name; Procedure
- § 32-701. President; Preference Vote
- § 32-702. Partisan Primary Election; Candidate; Affiliation Required; When
- § 32-703. Delegates to National Convention; Selection Or Election; National Party Rules; State Political Party; Duty
- § 32-704. Candidates; Delegate to National Convention; Filing Form; Contents; Secretary of State; Duties
- § 32-705. Delegates to National Convention; Certificates of Election; Secretary of State Shall Issue
- § 32-706. Alternate Delegates to National Convention; Procedure For Selection; Certification
- § 32-707. County Postprimary Conventions; Time; Place; Transaction of Business
- § 32-708. County Postprimary Conventions; Basis of Representation; Selection of Delegates to State and Congressional District Conventions
- § 32-709. County Conventions; Delegates; Precinct Caucuses
- § 32-710. State Postprimary Conventions; When Held; Organization; Platform; Selection of Presidential Electors
- § 32-711. Congressional District Postprimary Conventions; Time; Place; Delegates; Transaction of Business
- § 32-712. President and Vice President; Candidates; Certification of Names and Addresses; Time; Secretary of State; Place Names On Ballot
- § 32-713. Presidential Electors; Notice of Appointment; Meeting
- § 32-714. Presidential Electors; Vacancies; How Filled; Meeting; Procedure
- § 32-715. Presidential Electors; Compensation
- § 32-716. New Political Party; Formation; Petition; Requirements
- § 32-717. New Political Party; Validity of Petition Signatures; Certification of Establishment; Copy of Constitution and Bylaws; Filed
- § 32-718. New Political Party For Congressional District, County, Or City; Formation; Procedures
- § 32-719. County, Congressional District, and State Conventions; Individual Vote; Unit Voting Prohibited
- § 32-720. Division of Political Party Ballot; Preference; How Determined
- § 32-721. Candidate At Special Election; Nomination By Convention Or Committee; Certificates of Nomination; Time of Filing
- § 32-801. Official Ballot; Certifications Required
- § 32-802. Notice of Election; Contents
- § 32-803. Sample of Official Ballot; Publication; Requirements; Rate; Limitation
- § 32-804. Sample Ballots; Distribution
- § 32-805. Ballots; Preparation; Contents; Posting
- § 32-806. Official Ballots; Color; Type Style and Size
- § 32-807. Ballots; Number; Printing and Delivery
- § 32-808. Absentee Ballots and Applications; Delivery; Special Absentee Ballot; Publication of Application Form
- § 32-809. Statewide Primary Election; Official Ballot; Form; Contents
- § 32-810. Primary Election Ballot; Arrangement of Names and Proposals
- § 32-811. Political Subdivisions; Political Party Convention Delegates; Names Not On Ballot; When
- § 32-812. Statewide General Election; Official Ballot; Form
- § 32-813. Statewide General Election; Ballot; Contents
- § 32-814. General Election Ballot; Arrangement of Names
- § 32-815. General Election Ballot; Partisan Candidates; Placement and Rotation of Names
- § 32-816. Official Ballots; Write-In Space Provided; Exceptions; Requirements
- § 32-817. Official Ballots; Printing Requirements
- § 32-818. Death of Candidate; Removal of Name From Ballot
- § 32-819. Ballots; Errors; How Corrected
- § 32-820. Ballots; Political Party Circle Or Other Predetermined Selection; Prohibited
- § 32-821. Ballots; Delivery to Election Officials; Unofficial Ballots; When Authorized
- § 32-822. Ballots; Numbering of Classes
- § 32-901. Ballots; Voting Procedure
- § 32-902. Voting Instructions; Voting Information; Posting
- § 32-903. Precincts; Creation; Requirements; Election Commissioner Or County Clerk; Powers and Duties
- § 32-904. Polling Places; Designation; Changes; Notification Required
- § 32-905. Political Subdivision; Building; Use As Polling Place; When
- § 32-906. Polling Place; Supplies and Equipment; Designation Outside Precinct; Standards
- § 32-907. Polling Places; Accessibility Requirements
- § 32-908. Polls; When Opened and Closed
- § 32-909. Ballot Box; Inspection and Use; Election Officials; Duties
- § 32-910. Polling Places; Obstructions Prohibited; Restrictions On Access
- § 32-911. Judges of Election; Presence; Required
- § 32-912. Voters; Ballots to Which Entitled; Political Party Rule; Effect
- § 32-913. Precinct List of Registered Voters; Sign-In Register; Preparation and Use
- § 32-914. Ballots; Distribution Procedure
- § 32-914.01. Registered Voter; Change of Name; Entitled to Vote; When
- § 32-914.02. Registered Voter; Change of Residence; Entitled to Vote; When
- § 32-914.03. Repealed
- § 32-915. Registered Voter; Move Within County; Provisional Ballot; Certification
- § 32-915.01. Provisional Ballot; Required; When
- § 32-915.02. Provisional Ballot; Registration By Mail; Additional Procedures
- § 32-916. Ballots; Initials Required; Approval; Deposit In Ballot Box; Procedure
- § 32-917. Spoiled Ballots; How Treated
- § 32-918. Assistance to Registered Voters; When; Procedure
- § 32-919. Registered Voter; Ballots; Prohibited Acts; Forfeit Vote
- § 32-920. Registered Voter; Memorandum; Use Permitted
- § 32-921. Registered Voter; Occupancy and Time Restrictions
- § 32-922. Employees; Time Allowed For Voting, When
- § 32-923. Registered Voters; Privileges On Election Day
- § 32-924. Police Officers and Sheriffs; Appointment to Serve; When
- § 32-925. Polls; Disturbing Elections Prohibited; Arrest
- § 32-926. Person Offering to Vote; Challenge Authorized; Procedure
- § 32-927. Person Offering to Vote; Challenge; Oath Required; Compliance With Sections Required
- § 32-928. Person; Challenge As Alien; Information Required
- § 32-929. Person; Challenge As to Residence; Examination; Provisional Ballot
- § 32-930. Person; Challenge As to Age; Examination
- § 32-931. Person Challenged As to Right to Vote; Oath; Clerks of Election; Duties
- § 32-932. Person Challenged As to Right to Vote; Allowed to Vote; When
- § 32-933. New Or Former Resident; Vote For President and Vice President; When Eligible; Procedure
- § 32-934. New Or Former Resident; Affidavit Required; Contents
- § 32-935. New Or Former Resident; Application to Vote; Election Commissioner Or County Clerk; Duties
- § 32-936. New Or Former Resident; Application to Vote; Voting Procedure
- § 32-937. New Or Former Resident; List of Voters; Public Record
- § 32-938. Registered Voter; Absentee Voting; When Allowed
- § 32-939. Nebraska Resident Residing Outside the Country; Registration to Vote; Application For Absentee Ballot; When
- § 32-940. Former Federal Employee; Late Registration to Vote; Absentee Ballot; When Allowed
- § 32-941. Absentee Ballot to Be Mailed; Written Request; Procedure
- § 32-942. Registered Voter Anticipating Absence On Election Day; Right to Vote; Method
- § 32-943. Absentee Ballot to Be Picked Up By Agent; Written Request; Procedure; Restrictions On Agent
- § 32-944. Administering Absentee Ballot; Training; Requirements