Nebraska Statutes 32-632. Petition; removal of name; procedure
(1) Any person may remove his or her name from a petition by signing and delivering a written letter to the Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk. Name removal letters shall be filed with the following officers:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-632
- Candidate: shall mean a registered voter for whom votes may be cast at any election and who, either tacitly or expressly, consents to be considered. See Nebraska Statutes 32-104
- 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
- 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
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) For initiative and referendum petitions, new political party petitions, and petitions for President of the United States, with the Secretary of State;
(b) For candidate petitions, with the filing officer prescribed in section 32-607 ;
(c) For recall petitions, with the filing officer prescribed in section 32-1301 ; and
(d) For all other petitions, with the applicable election commissioner, county clerk, or city clerk.
(2) The name removal letter shall be delivered to and received by the officer prescribed in subsection (1) of this section by the following deadlines:
(a) For initiative and referendum petitions, by the deadline for filing petitions pursuant to section 32-1407 ;
(b) For new political party petitions, prior to or on the day the petition is filed for verification with the Secretary of State;
(c) For petitions for President of the United States, by the deadline for filing petitions pursuant to section 32-613 for the primary election or pursuant to section 32-620 for the general election;
(d) For candidate petitions, by the deadline for filing petitions pursuant to section 32-617 ;
(e) For recall petitions, by the deadline for filing petitions prescribed by section 32-1305 ; and
(f) For all other petitions, prior to or on the day the petition is filed for verification with the election commissioner, county clerk, or city clerk.
(3) The Secretary of State, election commissioner, or county clerk shall verify the signature in the letter with the signature appearing in the voter registration records.