ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

No matching sections in corpus.

The section explicitly defines independent expenditures in statute, establishes a $250 reporting threshold, mandates filing within ten days with the commission, specifies required form and content elements (date, description, amount, payee identity, filer identity, contributor details above $250), and provides both a statutory penalty schedule (late fees up to $1,500; Class IV misdemeanor) and enforcement mechanism (filing with commission). All core procedural elements—statutory definition, enumeration of filing deadlines and content, and penalty schedule—are codified.

“Any person, other than a committee, who makes an independent expenditure advocating the election of a candidate or the defeat of a candidate's opponents or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, which is in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars, shall file a report of the independent expenditure, within ten days, with the commission.”

The statute explicitly defines the disposition of anonymous contributions in statutory language: they must be given to a tax-exempt charitable organization, with a documented receipt-tracking requirement to the commission. The section also clarifies the threshold below which contributions are not deemed anonymous ($50 or less from fundraising events, merchandise sales, or membership fees), establishing a clear procedural framework. A penalty for violation (Class III misdemeanor) provides enforcement support.

“An anonymous contribution received by a person shall not knowingly be deposited but shall be given to a tax-exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The person shall give a copy of the receipt to the commission.”

The section explicitly defines in statute the disclosure threshold for late contributions as $1,000 or more. This threshold is enumerated directly in the statutory text (§ 49-1458(5)), not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The definition is clear and unambiguous.

“For purposes of this section, late contribution means a contribution of one thousand dollars or more received after the closing date for campaign statements as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of section 49-1459”

The statute exhaustively enumerates a three-tier filing schedule with specific, numeric deadlines: two preelection statements (day 30 and day 10 before election) and post-election statements (day 40 after primary, day 70 after general). Each deadline includes both a filing date and a closing date for transaction reporting. The section also provides an alternative exemption pathway with its own deadline (day 30 before election) and post-election sworn statement requirement, further demonstrating statutory enumeration of filing obligations.

Nebraska § 49-1458(2) explicitly requires statutory disclosure of full contributor identity for late contributions (defined as $1,000+). The statute mandates name, street address, occupation, employer, and principal place of business—all elements of DISC.3's 'full identity' standard. The disclosure requirement is enumerated exhaustively in statute, with no delegation to administrative discretion.

“The report shall include the full name, street address or post office box number, occupation, employer, and principal place of business of the contributor, the amount of the contribution, and the date of receipt”

The statute mandates that the commission make campaign statements and reports available to the public on its website, establishing a clear statutory requirement for public online accessibility. However, 'as soon as practicable' is a soft temporal standard rather than a defined deadline (e.g., 48 hours), which slightly weakens procedural precision but does not eliminate the core statutory obligation.

The section codifies a criminal penalty (Class III misdemeanor) for violation of the public-expense rule. Nebraska's criminal code establishes defined sentencing ranges for misdemeanor classifications, providing a specified penalty grade in statute. This satisfies the requirement that penalties be defined in statute with specified criminal grades.

“An elected official violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.”

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses citation and arrest procedures for Election Act misdemeanors generally, but contains no provision for private rights of action in campaign-finance violations. It prescribes only a public criminal enforcement mechanism (peace officer citations, prosecutorial complaints, and court proceedings), with no language authorizing citizens or political parties to bring suit for campaign-finance violations.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires ballot question committees to certify that preliminary activity was not funded 'directly or indirectly' by foreign nationals, which addresses pass-through channels. However, the provision is limited to ballot question committees only, does not define verification procedures or detail what constitutes indirect funding (e.g., foreign control of domestic entities), and lacks a penalty schedule or enforcement mechanism within this section. The statute provides some statutory grounding for addressing indirect foreign funding but incompletely enumerates the procedural requirements and limits scope.

“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”

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 32-202 prescribes the Secretary of State's general duties regarding election administration, voter registration, and election conduct. It does not address campaign committee record-retention requirements, contributor documentation, expenditure records, or any statutory timeline for retention of campaign finance materials. The section's reference to 'reporting to ensure compliance with sections 32-308 and 32-310' is too general to constitute a records-retention mandate. A statute satisfying TRACE.1 must explicitly require campaign committees to maintain specified records for a defined period.

The section establishes a statutory mandate for the commission to conduct random field investigations and audits of campaign statements and activity reports, satisfying the core requirement for mandatory audit access under statute. The language is clear and creates an affirmative duty; however, the section does not specify the frequency, sample methodology, or thresholds that would trigger audits, leaving some procedural details to administrative discretion.