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Nebraska Statutes § 32-1007 Ballots; write-in votes; improper name; rejected

⤴ Up to Article 10: Counting and Canvassing Ballots

Statute Text

If only the last name of a person is in the write-in space on the ballot and there is more than one person in the county having the same last name, the counting board shall reject the ballot for that office unless the last name is reasonably close to the proper spelling of the last name of a candidate engaged in or pursuing a write-in campaign pursuant to section 32-615 . The counting board shall make the following notation on the rejected ballot: Rejected for the office of .........., no first or generally recognized name.

Source

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 301; Laws 1999, LB 571, § 10; Laws 2001, LB 252, § 3; Laws 2003, LB 358, § 33; Laws 2013 , LB 349 , § 5 ; Laws 2018 , LB 377 , § 4 ; Laws 2019 , LB 411 , § 52 .

History

Amended by Laws 2019 , LB 411 , § 52 , eff. 5/18/2019 , op. 7/19/2024 .

Amended by Laws 2018 , LB 377 , § 4 , eff. 1/1/2019 .

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