50-1404 – Legislature’s Planning Committee; powers.
50-1404. Legislature’s Planning Committee; powers. In order to fulfill its duties, the Legislature’s Planning Committee may: (1) Hold public hearings; (2) Obtain data and information from state agencies, the University of Nebraska, and private entities that contract with the state; (3) Contract for assistance, including consultants, with the approval of the Executive Board of the […]
50-1501 – Act, how cited.
50-1501. Act, how cited. Sections 50-1501 to 50-1520 shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act. Source Laws 2018, LB744, § 8.
50-1502 – Terms, defined.
50-1502. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act: (1) Committee means the committee of the Legislature designated by the Legislature to conduct proceedings regarding a petition filed under the act; (2) Petitioner means a candidate whose name appeared on the ballot at a general election to represent a legislative district […]
50-1503 – Applicability of act.
50-1503. Applicability of act. The Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act applies to any contest of the election of a member of the Legislature and any challenge of the qualifications of a member of the Legislature. Source Laws 2018, LB744, § 10.
50-1504 – Election contest; qualifications challenge.
50-1504. Election contest; qualifications challenge. (1) An election contest pursuant to the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act shall only determine which candidate was properly elected to the Legislature and is entitled to be seated. The election contest shall place in issue only the validity of the results of the election. (2) A qualifications challenge […]
50-1505 – Unsuccessful candidate; rights.
50-1505. Unsuccessful candidate; rights. Only an unsuccessful candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in the general election to represent a legislative district as a member of the Legislature may contest the election or challenge the qualifications of the person elected as a member of the Legislature to represent that legislative district. Source Laws 2018, […]
50-1506 – Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.
50-1506. Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable. (1) The contest of an election or challenge of the qualifications of a person elected as a member of the Legislature by an unsuccessful candidate shall be considered at the next regular session of the Legislature following the general election. (2) The election contest or qualifications […]
50-1153 – Legislative districts; division; population figures and maps; basis; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.
50-1153. Legislative districts; division; population figures and maps; basis; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties. (1) The State of Nebraska is hereby divided into forty-nine legislative districts. Each district shall be entitled to one member in the Legislature. The Legislature adopts the official population figures and maps from the […]
50-1214 – Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.
50-1214. Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty. (1) By majority vote, the committee may decide not to include in any document that will be a public record the names of persons providing information to the office or committee. (2) No employee of the State of Nebraska who […]
50-1154 – Legislative districts; change; when operative.
50-1154. Legislative districts; change; when operative. The changes made to this section and section 50-1153 by Laws 2021, LB3, One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Special Session, shall become operative on October 1, 2021. The members of the Legislature from the even-numbered districts shall be nominated at the primary election in 2022 and elected at the […]