49-14,104. Official or full-time employee of executive branch; not to represent a person or act as an expert witness; when; violation; penalty. (1) An official or full-time employee of the executive branch of state government shall not represent a person or act as an expert witness for compensation before a government body when the action […]
49-14,105. Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission; established; members; appointment; procedure. There is hereby established the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. The commission shall be composed of nine members, including the Secretary of State. The eight appointed members shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of section 49-14,110, as follows: (1) Four members shall be appointed […]
49-14,106. Commission members; appointment. The Governor and Secretary of State shall make their appointments in such a manner as to assure that not more than four of the eight appointed members of the commission shall be from the same political party and at least one member shall be registered as an independent and such person […]
49-14,107. Memberships on commission; increased; when; manner. If a political party other than a legally recognized party shall receive at least five percent of the entire vote of the state at a general election, the membership of the commission shall be increased by one. The additional member shall be appointed by the Governor from a […]
49-14,108. Commission; members; file a statement of financial interests; when. Each person appointed to the commission by the Governor or the Secretary of State shall file with the commission a statement of financial interests, pursuant to sections 49-1493 to 49-14,104, prior to assuming his or her duties or prior to the legislative confirmation hearing, whichever […]
49-14,109. Legislative committee; conduct open hearings of persons appointed to the commission. The appropriate legislative committee, to be determined under the rules of the Legislature, shall conduct open hearings with respect to the qualifications of each person appointed to the commission and submitted for approval by the Governor or the Secretary of State, and under […]
49-14,110. Commission; appointments; legislative approval. All appointments whether initial or subsequent shall be subject to the approval of a majority of the members of the Legislature, if the Legislature is in session. If the Legislature is not in session, any appointment shall be temporary until the next session of the Legislature, at which time a […]
49-14,111. Commission; members; terms. (1) The appointed members of the commission shall serve for terms of six years, except that, of the members first appointed: (a) The Governor shall designate (i) one individual from a list submitted by the Legislature to serve a term of one year; (ii) the individual appointed at large to serve […]
49-14,112. Commission; members; vacancy; how filled. (1) When a vacancy occurs by expiration of a term of office or otherwise, which vacancy is subject to an appointment from a list pursuant to the provisions of section 49-14,105, such list shall be submitted to the Governor or the Secretary of State not later than thirty days […]
49-14,113. Individual appointed to fill a vacancy; term. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy, occurring other than by the expiration of a term of office, shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member such individual succeeds and shall be eligible for appointment to one full six-year term thereafter. Source Laws 1976, LB […]
49-14,114. Commission; appointed members; prohibited acts; resignation required; when. (1) No appointed individual, while a member of the commission, shall engage in any activity or hold any position or office which is regulated by the commission as follows: (a) Lobbying; (b) being a public official, a public employee, or a state elective official; (c) campaigning […]
49-14,115. Member or employee of commission; confidential information; disclosure, when; violation; penalty. No member or employee of the commission shall disclose or discuss any statements, reports, records, testimony, or other information or material deemed confidential by the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act unless ordered by a court or except as necessary in the proper […]
49-14,116. Commission; members; removal; procedure. Members may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct in office, mental or physical disability, or for taking part in activities prohibited by section 49-14,114 or 49-14,115, but only after delivering to the member a copy of the charges and affording him an opportunity to be […]
49-14,117. Commission; officers; duties. The commission shall organize by selecting a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary from among its members, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission. The vice-chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson or in the event of a vacancy in that position. The secretary […]
49-14,118. Commission; quorum. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of five members of the commission shall be required for any action or recommendation of the commission or any sanction which may be imposed pursuant to section 49-14,126. Source Laws 1976, LB 987, § 118; Laws 1990, LB 534, § […]
49-14,119. Commission; meetings; records; notice. The commission shall meet at such times and places as shall be determined by the commission and shall keep a record of its proceedings. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson. Such special meetings shall be called by such chairperson upon receipt of a written request signed by three […]
49-14,120. Commission; members; expenses. All members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. Source Laws 1976, LB 987, § 120; Laws 1981, LB 204, § 88; Laws 2005, LB 242, § 55; Laws 2011, LB292, § 1; Laws 2020, LB381, § 41.
49-14,121. Commission; personnel; executive director; duties; assistance from other agencies; exempt from personnel system. The commission shall employ an executive director and may employ a general counsel and such other staff as are necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act. The executive director shall serve at the […]
49-14,122. Commission; field investigations and audits; purpose. The commission shall make random field investigations and audits with respect to campaign statements and activity reports filed with the commission under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act. Any audit or investigation conducted of a candidate’s campaign statements during a campaign shall include an audit or investigation […]
49-14,123. Commission; duties. In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the commission shall: (1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act; (2) Prescribe forms for statements and reports required to be filed pursuant to the Nebraska Political Accountability […]
