Nebraska Code — 32
Browse 257 sections in division 32 of the Nebraska code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 32-102. Act; applicability; how construed.
- § 32-104. Candidate, defined.
- § 32-106. Certificate of nomination, defined.
- § 32-108. Election, defined.
- § 32-109. Elective office, defined.
- § 32-110.01. Electronic voting system, defined.
- § 32-110.03. Emergency response provider, defined.
- § 32-112. Oath, defined.
- § 32-112.02. Political subdivision, defined.
- § 32-114. Precinct, defined.
- § 32-116. Residence, defined.
- § 32-118. Signature, defined; person unable to write; assistance.
- § 32-119. Swear, defined.
- § 32-120. Ward, defined.
- § 32-122. Member of the Legislature; start of second half of term of office.
- § 32-201. Disputed points of election law; Secretary of State; duties.
- § 32-202.01. Secretary of State; match and verify citizenship of registered voter; Attorney General; Department of Motor Vehicles; cooperate.
- § 32-204. Election Administration Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 32-206. Official election calendar; publish; contents; delivery of copy; filing or other acts; time.
- § 32-208. Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.
- § 32-210. Chief deputy election commissioner; vacancy; procedure for filling.
- § 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.
- § 32-217. Election commissioner, chief deputy election commissioner, and employees; county employees; salaries; how paid.
- § 32-219. Political activities; restrictions.
- § 32-221. Inspectors and judges and clerks of election; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancy; failure to appear; removal.
- § 32-223. Receiving board; members; inspectors; requirements; appointment.
- § 32-225. Precinct and district inspectors; duties.
- § 32-227. Election workers; wages; waiver agreeing not to be paid; certain contracts authorized.
- § 32-229. Sections; applicability.
- § 32-231. Judge and clerk of election; qualifications; term; district inspectors; duties.
- § 32-233. Election workers; wages; waiver agreeing not to be paid; contracts authorized.
- § 32-235. Election worker; notice of appointment.
- § 32-237. Judge or clerk of election; inspector; failure to appear; replacement procedure.
- § 32-239. Judges and clerks of election; district inspectors; vacancies; how filled.
- § 32-241. Election worker; employment protection; employer; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; lists; prohibited acts.
- § 32-243. Secretary of State; develop and publish guidelines for election workers; contents.
- § 32-301.01. Electronic poll books; contents.
- § 32-303. Registration of electors; other places of registration.
- § 32-305. Deputy registrar; application; training; when; oath; violation; effect.
- § 32-307. Voter registration site; acts prohibited; registration procedure.
- § 32-311.01. Registration application; use; informational statements.
- § 32-312.01. Registration application; examine for sufficiency.
- § 32-312.03. Registration application; identity confirmation; identifying number.
- § 32-312.05. Voter registration record; effective date.
- § 32-314. Loss of eligibility to vote; when; update voter registration record; when; change of residence within county; change of name or party affiliation; effect.
- § 32-316. Certificate of registration; issuance; fee.
- § 32-318. Signature; when required.
- § 32-320.01. Voter registration application; distribution by mail; requirements; applicability.
- § 32-322. Acknowledgment of registration; when required; duplicate registration; notice required.
- § 32-324. Change of address; election commissioner or county clerk; duties; acknowledgment of registration; when.
- § 32-326. Removal of name and cancellation of registration; conditions.
- § 32-328. Voter registration register; precinct list; issuance of ballots; correction of errors; procedures.
- § 32-329. Registration list; maintenance; voter registration register; verification; training; procedure; voter registration systems; information exempt from disclosure, when; Secretary of State; report.
- § 32-330. Voter registration register; public record; exception; examination; lists of registered voters; availability; breach in security; notice required.
- § 32-331. Confidential records; procedure.
- § 32-401. Statewide primary election; when held; purposes.
- § 32-403. Statewide general election; when held.
- § 32-405. Special election; when held.
- § 32-502. United States Senators; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-505. Congressional districts; population figures and maps; basis.
- § 32-507. State Treasurer; Auditor of Public Accounts; Secretary of State; Attorney General; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-509. Public service commissioners; districts; qualifications; partisan ballot; terms.
- § 32-511. State Board of Education; districts; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-513. Natural resources districts; board of directors; terms; subdistricts; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-515. Educational service unit board; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-517. County clerk; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-519. County assessor; election; when required; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-521. County treasurer; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-523. Public defender; election; when required; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-525. County surveyor; election; when required; terms; qualifications; question of electing county surveyor; county board; powers; form of ballot; partisan ballot.
- § 32-529. County board of supervisors; districts; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
- § 32-531. County weed district board; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-533. Cities of the second class; officers; terms.
- § 32-535. Cities of the primary class; city council; terms.
- § 32-537. City with home rule charter; city council; qualifications; nominating petition or filing fee.
- § 32-539. City with commission plan of government; city council; members; nonpartisan ballot; mayor and council members; terms.
- § 32-543. Class I, II, or III school district; board of education members; terms; qualifications.
- § 32-545. Class V school district; board of education members; districts; qualifications; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-546.01. Learning community coordinating council; members; election; appointment; vacancies; terms; per diem; expenses.
- § 32-548. County airport authority board; members; terms; qualifications.
- § 32-550. Local hospital district board of directors; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
- § 32-552. Election districts; adjustment of boundaries; when; procedure; Class IV school district; Class V school district; election districts.
- § 32-554. Village, county, school district, or certain cities; elections at large or by district or ward; procedure.
- § 32-555.01. Learning community; districts; redistricting.
- § 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; certification; cancellation; 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.
- § 32-565. United States Senator; vacancy; how filled.
- § 32-567. Vacancies; offices listed; how filled.
- § 32-569. Vacancies in city and village elected offices; procedure for filling.
- § 32-571. Vacancy; appointments; how made; term; filing; qualifications.
- § 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.
- § 32-603. Candidacy for two or more elected offices at same election; prohibited; filing officer; duties.
- § 32-605. Defeated candidate; prohibited acts; exception.
- § 32-606.01. Candidate filing form; special election; filing period; requirements.
- § 32-608. Filing fees; payment; amount; not required; when; refund; when allowed.
- § 32-610. Partisan elections; candidate; requirements.
- § 32-612. Change of political party affiliation; requirements for candidacy; prohibited acts.
- § 32-613.01. President; nominating petition; form.
- § 32-615. Write-in candidate; requirements; decline candidacy; when.
- § 32-617. Nomination by petition; requirements; procedure.
- § 32-618. Nomination by petition; number of signatures required; signature verification; excess signatures.
- § 32-619.01. Governor; selection of running mate; filing; procedure.
- § 32-620.01. President; nonpartisan candidates; nomination petition; form.
- § 32-622. Candidates; withdrawal after filing; notice, to whom given; extension of time for declination.
- § 32-622.02. Candidates with identical first and last names; placement on ballot; procedure.
- § 32-624. Primary or general election; candidate filing forms; objections; notice; actions authorized; filing officer; powers and duties.
- § 32-625. Vacancy on ballot; how filled.
- § 32-627. Partisan office; vacancy on ballot; how filled.
- § 32-629. Petitions; signer; qualification; exceptions; circulator; qualification.
- § 32-631. Petitions; filing; signature verification; procedure.
- § 32-633. President; write-in campaign; filing; application; contents.
- § 32-702. Partisan primary election; candidate; affiliation required; when; rule or revocation of rule; when effective.
- § 32-703. Delegates to national convention; selection or election; national party rules; state political party; duty.
- § 32-707. County conventions; time; place; notice; delegates; selection.
- § 32-710. State conventions; when held; organization; platform; selection of presidential electors.
- § 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; pledge.
- § 32-714. Presidential electors; vacancies; how filled; meeting; procedure; violation of pledge; effect.
- § 32-715. Presidential electors; compensation.
- § 32-716. New political party; formation; petition; requirements.
- § 32-717. New political party; validity of petition signatures; notice; copy of constitution and bylaws; filed; certification of establishment.
- § 32-719. Political party conventions; individual vote; unit voting prohibited.
- § 32-721. Candidate at special election; nomination by convention or committee; certificates of nomination; time of filing.
- § 32-802. Notice of election; contents.
- § 32-804. Sample ballots; distribution.
- § 32-806. Official ballots; color; type style and size; envelope for ballot; restrictions.
- § 32-808. Ballots for early voting; delivery; special ballot; publication of application form.
- § 32-809. Statewide primary election; official ballot; form; contents.
- § 32-811. Political subdivisions; certain county officers; names not on ballot; when.
- § 32-813. Statewide general election; ballot; contents.
- § 32-815. General election ballot; partisan candidates; placement and rotation of names.
- § 32-817. Official ballots; printing requirements.
- § 32-819. Ballots; errors; how corrected.
- § 32-821. Ballots; delivery to election officials; unofficial ballots; when authorized.
- § 32-901. Ballots; voting procedure.
- § 32-903. Precincts; creation; requirements; election commissioner or county clerk; powers and duties.
- § 32-905. Political subdivision; building; use as polling place or for election training purposes; when.
- § 32-907. Polling places; accessibility requirements; Secretary of State; duties; training manual; training.
- § 32-909. Ballot box; inspection and use; election officials; duties.
- § 32-911. Judges of election; presence; required.
- § 32-912.01. Voter with religious objection to being photographed; notation on precinct list of registered voters.
- § 32-913. Precinct list of registered voters; sign-in register; preparation and use.
- § 32-914.01. Registered voter; change of name; entitled to vote; when.
- § 32-915.01. Provisional ballot; required; when.
- § 32-915.03. Provisional voter identification verification envelope; required; when; certification.
- § 32-917. Spoiled ballots; how treated.
- § 32-919. Registered voter; ballots; prohibited acts; forfeit vote.
- § 32-921. Registered voter; occupancy and time restrictions.
- § 32-923. Registered voters; privileges on election day.
- § 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.
- § 32-931. Person challenged as to right to vote; oath; clerks of election; duties.
- § 32-933. New or former resident; vote for President and Vice President; when eligible; procedure.
- § 32-935. New or former resident; application to vote; election commissioner or county clerk; duties.
- § 32-937. New or former resident; list of voters; public record.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 32-940. Former federal employee; late registration to vote; voting; when allowed.
- § 32-942. Registered voter anticipating absence on election day; right to vote; method; voter present in county; voting place.
- § 32-943. Ballot to be picked up by agent; written request; procedure; restrictions on agent.
- § 32-945. Request for ballot; provide registration form; when; change registration; acknowledgment.
- § 32-947. Ballot to vote early; delivery; procedure; identification envelope; instructions.
- § 32-949. Ballot for early voting; registered voter; duties.
- § 32-950. Ballots to vote early; accepted, when; rejected ballots; how treated; storage.
- § 32-951. Ballots for early voting; prohibited acts.
- § 32-953. Special election by mail; mailing of ballots or notice in lieu of ballots; requirements; oath; procedure.
- § 32-957. Special election by mail; verification of signatures; identification requirements.
- § 32-959. Special election by mail; undeliverable ballots; removal of names.
- § 32-961. Poll watchers; eligibility; appointment; notice required.
- § 32-963. Poll watchers; display credential; sign register; authorized activities; protest conduct of election; ruling.
- § 32-1002. Provisional ballots; when counted.
- § 32-1003. Votes counted; when.
- § 32-1005. Write-in vote; when valid.
- § 32-1007. Ballots; write-in votes; last name only; rejected, when.
- § 32-1009. Returns; when available.
- § 32-1013. Counting location; watchers; counting board members; oath; authorized observers.
- § 32-1015. Centralized location; resolution board; designation; duties.
- § 32-1017. Centralized location; ballots-cast container; Rejected Ballots envelope; summary of votes cast.
- § 32-1027. Counting board for early voting; appointment; duties; watchers, when permitted.
- § 32-1028. County canvassing board; appointment.
- § 32-1030. Early voting materials; treatment.
- § 32-1032. County canvassing board; election materials; preservation; duration; how treated.
- § 32-1034. Abstract of votes; election officials; duties.
- § 32-1036. Election results; reporting requirements; fee authorized.
- § 32-1038. Board of state canvassers; canvass of votes; procedure.
- § 32-1040. Certificate of nomination; certificate of election; issuance by Secretary of State; when; form.
- § 32-1042. Voting systems; acquisition authorized; debt; tax levy; payment.
- § 32-1044. Vote counting device; verify accuracy; tests; certify; watchers and observers.
- § 32-1101. Contest of election other than member of Legislature; applicability of sections; grounds.
- § 32-1103. Election contest; appointment of court official; powers and duties; compensation.
- § 32-1105. Election contest; bond.
- § 32-1109. Political subdivision officers; election contest; venue; notices required; procedure.
- § 32-1111. Election contest; person holding certificate of election; powers and duties.
- § 32-1113. Election contest; service of writ; notice to parties required.
- § 32-1115. Election contest; rights of parties; recount of ballots; completion; certification.
- § 32-1117. Election contests; appeal; when allowed; bond.
- § 32-1119. Automatic recount; when; waiver; procedure.
- § 32-1121. Recount requested by losing candidate; procedure; costs.
- § 32-1201. Costs of election; payment; county expense.
- § 32-1202. Expenses chargeable to political subdivisions.
- § 32-1204. Separate election; joint election; costs; political subdivisions; duties.
- § 32-1206. Other elections; costs.
- § 32-1208. Election equipment and materials; availability; costs.
- § 32-1302. Officials subject to recall.
- § 32-1304. Petition papers; requirements.
- § 32-1306. Filing officer; notification required; recall election; when held.
- § 32-1308. Recall election; results; effect; vacancies; how filled.
- § 32-1310. Recall election; failure or refusal to call; county attorney; duties.
- § 32-1402. Referendum petition; form.
- § 32-1404. Initiative and referendum petitions; signers; requirements.
- § 32-1405.01. Initiative and referendum measures; informational pamphlet; contents; distribution.
- § 32-1408. Initiative and referendum petitions; Secretary of State; refuse filing; when.
- § 32-1410. Initiative and referendum petitions; ballot title; statement of effect; Attorney General; duties; appeal.
- § 32-1412. Initiative and referendum measures; refusal of Secretary of State to place on ballot; jurisdiction of district court; parties; appeal.
- § 32-1414. Initiative and referendum measures; counting, canvassing, and return of votes; proclamation by Governor.
- § 32-1416. Conflicting laws; adoption; which law controls.
- § 32-1501. Interference or refusal to comply with Secretary of State; penalty.
- § 32-1503. Registration of voters; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1505. Deputy registrar; liquor violations; penalty.
- § 32-1507. False swearing; political party affiliation; penalty.
- § 32-1511. Interference with deputy registrar; penalty.
- § 32-1513. Candidate filing form; nominating petitions; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1515. Candidate filing form; wrongful failure to file; penalty.
- § 32-1517. Election officials; employers; prohibited acts; penalties.
- § 32-1519. Judge or clerk of election; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1521. Persons authorized to print and distribute ballots; violation; penalty.
- § 32-1522.01. Initials or signatures on ballots; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1524. Electioneering; dissemination of information or materials; circulation of petitions; prohibited acts; penalty; observed violation; warning.
- § 32-1526. Fraudulent placement of ballot in ballot box; penalty.
- § 32-1528. Nonresident of school district, village, or precinct; illegal voting; penalty.
- § 32-1530. Ineligible voter; illegal voting; penalty.
- § 32-1532. Aiding and abetting ineligible voter; penalty.
- § 32-1534. Voting more than once; penalty.
- § 32-1536. Bribery; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1538. Fraudulent assistance of illiterate voter; penalty.
- § 32-1540. Fraudulent placement of ballot into ballot box; penalty.
- § 32-1542. Election records and returns; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1544. Unlawful destruction of election material; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1546. Petition signers and circulators; prohibited acts; penalties.
- § 32-1547. Member of the Legislature or constitutional officer; multiple filing prohibited; penalty.
- § 32-1548. County attorney; prosecute violations; suspension of sentence or judgment; when.
- § 32-1549. Citation in lieu of arrest; Supreme Court; powers; prosecution; procedure; failure to appear; penalty.
- § 32-1550. Arrest; grounds.
- § 32-1551. Special election by mail; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 32-1552. Initiative or referendum petition; sponsor's affidavit; falsely swearing; penalty.