Nebraska Statutes § 32-1007 Ballots; write-in votes; improper name; rejectedVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 32-1007 Ballots; write-in votes; improper name; rejected which we archived on October 30, 2024.
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. three calendar months after the adjournment of the legislative session .
Amended by Laws 2018 , LB 377 , § 4 , eff. 1/1/2019 .