Nebraska Statutes § 32-912.02 Standard certification; reasonable impediment; grounds; Secretary of State, election commissioner, county clerk; dutiesVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 32-912.02 Standard certification; reasonable impediment; grounds; Secretary of State, election commissioner, county clerk; duties which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
(1)
The Secretary of State shall provide a standard certification for a voter with a reasonable impediment preventing the voter from presenting valid photographic identification. The certification shall include the following as separate boxes that a voter may check to identify the applicable reasonable impediment:
(a)
Inability to obtain valid photographic identification due to:
(i)
Disability or illness; or
(ii)
Lack of a birth certificate or other required documents; or
(b)
Religious objection to being photographed.
(2)
The Secretary of State shall provide the form of the certification to the election commissioners and county clerks. A voter who has a reasonable impediment shall execute the certification. The election commissioner or county clerk shall verify the signature on the certification with the signature appearing on the voter registration record. A voter who casts a ballot by mail shall include the certification with the application, except that a voter who casts a ballot pursuant to section
32-953
shall include the certification within the ballot envelope.
Source
Laws 2023 , LB 514 , § 11 .
History
Added by Laws 2023 , LB 514 , § 11 , eff. 6/2/2023 , op. 4/1/2024 .