EAdIElection Administration Index

This statute establishes a conflict-of-interest *restriction* (prohibition on financial interests) applicable to nonelective governmental bodies, which could include election commissions, but it does not mandate *disclosure* of financial interests, vendor relationships, party positions, or candidate connections. The rule prevents certain conflicts but does not require public transparency about interests held or their extent; it is a prophylactic rule, not a disclosure mechanism.

“the majority of the members of a nonelective governmental body, or of a committee or subcommittee of a governmental body, whether that body is elective or not, shall not have a financial interest, either personally or through a member of their immediate family or a business with which they are associated, other than an interest of a de minimis nature or an interest that is not distinct from that of the general public, in matters subject to the jurisdiction of the body or committee or subcommittee”

The statute codifies a clear, statutory right to judicial review with defined standing (any resident), timeline (ten days after refusal), venue (district court of Lancaster County), and remedy (writ of mandamus). It further provides that appeals may be taken to the Court of Appeals within ten days, establishing a complete judicial-review framework for Secretary of State decisions on ballot measures.

“any resident may apply, within ten days after such refusal, to the district court of Lancaster County for a writ of mandamus”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses conflicts of interest and prohibited activities for appointed commission members, but contains no language establishing the commission's existence, authority, or core mandate. It presupposes a commission already created by other law (likely statute or constitution) and regulates only the personal conduct of its members. The section does not ground the commission itself in constitutional or statutory authority.

This section provides multi-branch appointment (Governor appoints from a list, Legislature confirms), which safeguards against unilateral executive control for the variable third-party seat. However, the section does not clarify the appointment mechanism for the base commission structure itself (referenced but not detailed here), leaving unclear whether all commissioners receive the same multi-branch protection. The Legislature confirmation requirement is a structural safeguard, but the Governor's narrowed discretion (list submission by party, five-person minimum) provides additional accountability.

“The additional member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of at least five individuals who are qualified to serve pursuant to section 49-14,106 and subsection (2) of section 49-14,111 submitted by the state chairperson of the political party receiving such five percent vote and shall be subject to confirmation by the Legislature in the same manner as the other appointed commissioners are selected and confirmed.”

The statute clearly defines commissioner terms in statute with fixed four-year length (§32-528(2)) and establishes staggered election cycles through alternating odd/even district elections (§32-528(1)). Terms are protected against arbitrary shortening. Statutory grounds for removal are provided elsewhere in Nebraska law (section 23-150 referenced in the statute), making removal non-arbitrary and grounded in law rather than executive discretion.

“the term of each county commissioner shall be four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified”

The statute mandates political balance by requiring at least one representative from each of the two major parties casting the highest and next-highest vote totals in the prior gubernatorial/presidential election, and further requires that any additional appointees be balanced between the political parties. This creates a statutorily-grounded structural safeguard against single-party domination of the county canvassing board.

“One registered voter shall be appointed from the political party casting the highest number of votes for Governor or for President of the United States in the county in the immediately preceding general election, and one registered voter shall be appointed from the political party casting the next highest number of votes for such office. The election commissioner or county clerk may appoint additional registered voters to serve on the county canvassing board and may appoint registered voters to serve in case of a vacancy among any of the members of the county canvassing board. Such appointees shall be balanced between the political parties and may include registered voters unaffiliated with any political party.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section prescribes the form and layout of official ballots at statewide general elections. It contains no provisions regarding election authority funding, budget structure, or budgetary autonomy. It does not address whether the election authority's budget is a separate statutory line item or protected from mid-cycle reallocation.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs state party conventions, candidate nominations, platform formulation, and presidential elector selection—matters of party organization and candidate procedures. It contains no provisions regarding election administration budgets, funding cycles, or infrastructure financing. The criterion FUND.2 addresses multi-year funding structures for election operations; this section does not address funding at all.

This section establishes a direct and indirect foreign-funding prohibition, but only for ballot question committees, not for the election authority itself or election administration generally. It addresses campaign committee disclosure, not election administration funding. The statute prohibits foreign funding of ballot question preliminary activity but does not extend this protection to the election authority or its vendors as FUND.3 requires.

“If the committee is identified as a ballot question committee, a certification that no preliminary activity was directly or indirectly funded by one or more foreign nationals”

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The section imposes a clear statutory duty on the Secretary of State to include accessibility training in biennial sessions for election commissioners and county clerks, and requires all poll workers to receive training on accessibility between appointment and election day. Both frequency (biennial for commissioners/clerks; pre-service for poll workers) and content (accessibility standards under ADA and HAVA) are statutorily defined.

“The Secretary of State shall include in the biennial training for election commissioners and county clerks current standards for accessibility. All poll workers shall receive training regarding accessibility between appointment and serving at an election.”

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The statute delegates approval authority to the Secretary of State and permits rulemaking but does not codify certification criteria, evaluators, timeline, or public-comment procedures in statute itself. The certification process is authorized but left to administrative discretion via future regulations, failing the core requirement that the process be 'codified in statute or regulation' with specificity.

“Any new voting or counting system shall be approved by the Secretary of State prior to use by an election commissioner or county clerk. The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish different procedures and locations for voting and counting votes pursuant to the use of any new voting or counting system.”

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