EAIElectoral Access Index

The statute requires balanced political composition (two major parties represented) and includes the election commissioner/county clerk as a statutory member. However, it provides no fixed terms for board members, no appointment oversight by multiple branches (the election commissioner or clerk has unilateral appointment power), and no mechanism to ensure independence from executive control. The criterion requires codified independence through multi-branch appointment, fixed terms, and structural balance; this section achieves only partial balance through party composition while centralizing appointment authority.

“The election commissioner or county clerk shall appoint two or more registered voters to constitute a county canvassing board. The election commissioner or county clerk shall be a member 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.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section is part of the Nebraska Revised Statutes (R.R.S. Neb. § 32-110), which is statutory law, not constitutional law. The criterion explicitly requires that age and residency requirements be set in the CONSTITUTION rather than statute alone. While this statute clearly enumerates the age (18, or 17 if turning 18 by the general election) and residency requirements, the criterion is not satisfied because the requirements are grounded in statute rather than in Nebraska's constitutional text.

The statute sets disqualification criteria (felony conviction) and duration (until sentence completion including parole) in clear statutory language, with an explicitly defined restoration procedure ('The disqualification is automatically removed at such time'). Disqualifications for treason and non compos mentis are also codified. The procedures for notification and removal from voter rolls are detailed in subsections (2) and (3), grounding administrative actions in statute.

“No person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state or any other state is qualified to vote or to register to vote until the sentence is completed, including any parole term. The disqualification is automatically removed at such time.”

The statute codifies the restoration procedure in statute (not left to administrative discretion), enumerates the triggering condition exhaustively (completion of sentence including parole), and explicitly provides for automatic restoration without requiring any affirmative action by the individual or administrator. This meets the procedural-clarity standard: a voter knows precisely when rights return, and it happens automatically by operation of law. No cure or appeal procedure is needed because restoration is self-executing.

“The disqualification is automatically removed at such time.”

The statute explicitly grounds the ID requirement in section 32-318.01 and establishes a clear statutory procedure: voters who fail to present required identification may vote a provisional ballot. The requirement is set in statute (cross-referenced to 32-318.01), enumerated by reference to that section, and accompanied by a defined procedure (provisional ballot mechanism with certification).

“A voter whose name appears on the precinct list of registered voters for the polling place with a notation that the voter is required to present identification pursuant to section 32-318.01 but fails to present identification may vote a provisional ballot”

The statute exhaustively enumerates the acceptable forms of identification for electronic voter registration: a valid Nebraska motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card. The acceptable ID forms are explicitly named in statute and not left to administrator discretion. This provides clear, statutorily-grounded enumeration of which documents qualify.

“An applicant who has a valid Nebraska motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card may use the application process to register to vote”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses voter registration lists, their public availability, permitted uses, and security breach notification. It contains no provision regarding voter identification requirements, free alternative ID, or any procedure for obtaining state-issued identification. The criterion concerns ID requirements and free alternatives; this section is entirely outside that scope.

The statute defines a clear, statutorily-grounded cure procedure for voters who arrive without required ID: they may cast a provisional ballot by completing and signing a registration application. This is an enumerated alternative pathway (not left to discretion), and the provisional ballot mechanism itself is defined in statute with specific certification requirements. The procedure is navigable and does not rely on administrator discretion.

“A voter whose name appears on the precinct list of registered voters for the polling place with a notation that the voter is required to present identification pursuant to section 32-318.01 but fails to present identification may vote a provisional ballot if he or she completes and signs a registration application before voting.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section enumerates detailed statutory procedures for ballot acceptance and rejection based on identification and registration verification (subsections 3–4), but contains no codified appeal or review procedure for voters whose ballots are rejected. The statute specifies what the counting board must determine and when ballots shall be accepted or rejected, but does not establish a cure process, notice requirement, appeal right, or review mechanism for rejected voters.

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline as 6 p.m. on the third Friday preceding any election, which is a statutorily-defined cutoff relative to election day. This is enumerated in the statute itself, not left to administrative discretion or regulation. The deadline is clear, fixed, and directly tied to election timing.

“Deputy registrars shall not register voters after 6 p.m. on the third Friday preceding any election.”

This section enumerates ONE registration method (motor-voter at DMV) in statutory detail with specific deadlines and procedures. However, it does not exhaustively enumerate ALL available registration methods statewide. The criterion requires exhaustive enumeration of the range of available methods (in-person, mail, online, same-day, etc.). This section addresses only the DMV-based method and references section 32-312 for other application content, but does not itself enumerate the full suite of registration options available to Nebraska voters.

“The Department of Motor Vehicles, with the assistance of the Secretary of State, shall prescribe a voter registration application which may be used to register to vote or change his or her address for voting purposes at the same time an elector applies for an original or renewal motor vehicle operator's license, an original or renewal state identification card, or a replacement thereof.”

The statute clearly defines a cure procedure in § 32-321(4): when a registration is incomplete, the election official must notify the applicant of the specific deficiency and provide an explicit opportunity to submit missing identification or a corrected application before the registration deadline. The procedure is statutorily grounded, enumerated (identifies the specific remedy: submission of identification or corrected application), and sets a clear deadline.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 32-307 establishes procedural rules governing the conduct and environment of voter registration sites (neutrality, prohibited materials, no alcohol), but does not address rejection of registrations, challenge rights, or any procedure for contesting a registration denial or removal. The statute contains no language codifying a voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration.

The statute explicitly sets removal criteria in law: voters may be removed only for error in registration or ineligibility (§32-329(1)(b)), and specifically prohibits removal based solely on inactivity (§32-329(2)). For change of address, a defined two-step cure procedure is mandated—confirmation notice with postage-paid return card by the registration deadline, followed by removal only if no response and no voting within two federal general elections (§32-329(3)-(5)). The criteria are enumerated in statute with constitutional-grade protection against arbitrary removal.

“No name shall be removed from the voter registration register for the sole reason that such person has not voted for any length of time.”

The statute explicitly requires that before a voter is removed from the rolls (per subsection 5), a confirmation notice must be mailed with a cure opportunity: the voter may return a confirmation card by the registration deadline or affirm/confirm their address at voting. This notice-and-opportunity-to-cure requirement is set in statute with enumerated procedures (forwardable first-class mail, specific letter contents, preaddressed card, deadline tied to section 32-302). The removal itself occurs only if the voter neither responds nor votes in the next two federal general elections.

The statute requires breach notification to officials 'without delay,' providing a clear mandatory disclosure procedure. However, it does not codify encryption requirements, access-logging protocols, or specific security standards for data storage and protection. The statute addresses only the notification consequence of a breach, not the preventive security measures themselves.

“Any person who acquires a list of registered voters under subsection (2) of this section shall, following discovery or notification of a breach in the security of the storage of the information, disclose the breach in security to the Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk without delay.”

The statute invokes the Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992 as the trigger for language assistance, but does not independently codify the specific thresholds, population triggers, or enumerated languages in Nebraska statute itself. The triggering mechanism is delegated to federal law rather than established in state statute. This delegation to external law does not satisfy the criterion's requirement that triggers be 'codified in statute.'

“The ballots shall be printed in English and in any other language required pursuant to the Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992.”

The statute explicitly codifies the right to assistance and clearly enumerates who may provide it: a relative or friend of the voter's selection. The procedure is further defined in subsection (3) with documentation requirements (entry in the precinct register and a signed oath). This provides clear statutory grounding, enumeration of permitted assistants, and a defined process, satisfying the procedural-clarity criterion.

“If a registered voter declares to the judge of election that the voter cannot read or that the voter is blind or visually impaired or has a disability such that the registered voter requires assistance in the marking of the voter's ballot, (a) the registered voter may be assisted in marking the voter's ballot by a relative or friend of the voter's selection”

The statute codifies assistance for voters who cannot read, enumerates two specific procedures (assistance by selected relative/friend or by bipartisan judges/clerks), and establishes ballot-secrecy protections through mandatory recording in the sign-in register, identification of the assisting person, and a sworn oath by the assistant confirming secrecy and faithful adherence to voter intent. The procedural clarity satisfies both procedural grounding and protective safeguards.

“If a registered voter declares to the judge of election that the voter cannot read or that the voter is blind or visually impaired or has a disability such that the registered voter requires assistance in the marking of the voter's ballot, (a) the registered voter may be assisted in marking the voter's ballot by a relative or friend of the voter's selection or (b) one judge of election and one clerk of election of different political parties may take the ballot or ballots from the polling place to a convenient place within the building or to the registered voter's automobile if the automobile is within one block of the polling place and the registered voter may cast the voter's ballot in the general presence of the judge and clerk.”

§ 32-908(1) sets polling-place opening and closing hours by statute with full enumeration: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. in Mountain time zone and 8 a.m.–8 p.m. in Central time zone. The times are mandatory and leave no discretion to local administrators. This satisfies the procedural-clarity criterion for statutory grounding and enumeration.

“At all elections in the area of this state lying within the Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight time zone, the polls shall open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. of the same day, and in the area lying within the Central Standard or Central Daylight time zone, the polls shall open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. of the same day.”

This section prescribes the forms for mail-in voter registration and directs the Secretary of State to distribute them, satisfying statutory grounding and enumeration of acceptable forms. However, it does not address the full procedure criterion: it omits statutory codification of application deadlines, return procedures, signature verification standards, or cure procedures for deficient applications. The section is incomplete as a comprehensive procedural statute for mail-in voting.

“The only mail-in forms which may be used to register to vote shall be the official registration application prescribed by the Secretary of State or the national mail voter registration application prescribed by the federal Election Assistance Commission.”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute permits early voting and references procedures in sections 32-941 and 32-943, but this section itself does not enumerate the early voting period, duration, or voting locations—it only delegates to other sections. To satisfy the criterion, the statute must SET the period and locations by statute here or in cross-referenced sections; without examining those sections, this provision alone does not specify when or where early voting occurs. The cross-references suggest statutory grounding exists elsewhere, but this section does not independently satisfy the criterion.

“A registered voter shall be permitted to vote early by requesting a ballot for early voting pursuant to section 32-941 or 32-943”

The statute requires drop-boxes and specifies availability (24 hours, 10+ days before election), but does not statutorily define placement, security standards, or chain-of-custody procedures—these elements are left to administrative discretion under the county clerk's approval process. The word 'secure' is used but not defined by the statute itself.

“Shall maintain at least one secure ballot drop-box available for voters to deposit completed ballots twenty-four hours per day, starting at least ten days before the election through the deadline provided in subsection (1) of this section for the receipt of ballots”

R.R.S. Neb. § 32-1002 establishes a comprehensive statutory procedure for provisional ballot adjudication, including enumerated criteria for when ballots must be counted (subsection 4) and when they must not be counted (subsection 5), clear administrative steps for verification and investigation (subsections 2-3), a defined timeline (nine business days, subsection 9), and a cure provision for minor errors (subsection 6). The statute provides exhaustive procedural guidance rather than leaving decisions to administrative discretion, satisfying all four procedural-clarity elements.