Nebraska Statutes 32-1524. Electioneering; dissemination of information or materials; circulation of petitions; prohibited acts; penalty
(1) No judge or clerk of election or precinct or district inspector shall do any electioneering or disseminate information or materials advertising or advocating for or against any ballot measure while acting as an election official.
Attorney's Note
Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class V misdemeanor | up to $100 |
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-1524
- District: shall mean a subdivision of the state or of a county, city, village, or other political subdivision in which all registered voters residing within the district are entitled to participate in the election of any one or more candidates or in the determination by election of any question or proposition. See Nebraska Statutes 32-107
- Election: shall mean any statewide or local primary, special, joint, or general election at which registered voters of the state or the political subdivision holding the election by ballot choose public officials or decide any questions and propositions lawfully submitted to them. See Nebraska Statutes 32-108
- Electioneering: means the deliberate, visible display or audible or physical dissemination of information for the purpose of advocating for or against:
(a) Any candidate for an office on the ballot for the election at which such display or dissemination is occurring. See Nebraska Statutes 32-108.01
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Precinct: shall mean a defined area established by law within which all registered voters cast their votes at one polling place. See Nebraska Statutes 32-114
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(2) No person shall do any electioneering, disseminate information or materials advertising or advocating for or against any ballot measure, or circulate petitions within any polling place or any building designated for voters to cast ballots by the election commissioner or county clerk pursuant to the Election Act while the polling place or building is set up for voters to cast ballots or within two hundred feet of the entrances to any such polling place or building except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) No person shall do any electioneering or disseminate information or materials advertising or advocating for or against any ballot measure within two hundred feet of any secure ballot drop-box.
(4) Subject to any local ordinance, a person may display yard signs on private real property within two hundred feet of a polling place or building designated for voters to cast ballots or a secure ballot drop-box if the property is not under common ownership with the property on which the polling place, building, or secure ballot drop-box is located.
(5) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.