Nebraska § 32-712 - President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 32-712 — President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-712. President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot.
Not later than September 8 prior to any general election at which candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are to be voted upon by the registered voters of the state, the appropriate officers of the various national political party conventions shall certify the names and addresses of such candidates selected by convention to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall then take appropriate steps to place the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the ballot.
Although Nebraska's statutes unconstitutionally deny an independent candidate access to appear on the ballot in presidential elections, the court directed the independent be included upon a determination he was a serious candidate, truly independent, with a satisfactory level of community support. McCarthy v. Exon, 424 F.Supp. 1143 (D. Neb. 1976).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 32-712 cover?
Section 32-712 ("President and Vice President; candidates; certification of names and addresses; time; Secretary of State; place names on ballot.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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