Nebraska
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SENIOR SENATOR: Deb Fischer
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JUNIOR SENATOR: Ben Sasse
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DISTRICT 1: Jeff Fortenberry
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DISTRICT 2: Don Bacon
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DISTRICT 3: Adrian Smith
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STARTING A POLITICAL PARTY IN NEBRASKA:
METHOD: PETITION
SIGNATURES NEEDED: 1% of votes cast for governor in each of the three congressional districts in the State.
SIGNATURES NEEDED: 1% of votes cast for governor in each of the three congressional districts in the State.
New political parties must petition the Nebraska Secretary of State for recognition.
The petition must contain signatures equaling at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for governor at the most recent general election. Further, the petition must include signatures from "registered voters totaling at least 1 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election in each of the three congressional districts in the state."
If the party wishes to participate in the state primary, the petition must submitted by February 1 of the election year. If the party wishes to participate in the general election, the petition must be submitted by August 1 of the election year (candidates of new political parties must file for access to the general election ballot by September 1).
Prior to the circulation of petitions to form a new political party, a sample copy of the petitions must be filed with the secretary of state by the person, group, or association seeking to establish the new party. The sample petition must be accompanied by the name and address of the person or the names and addresses of the members of the group or association sponsoring the petition to form a new political party.
The secretary of state will determine within 10 days whether the petition is valid and sufficient. If so, the secretary of state will issue a certification establishing the new party. Within the next 20 days, the party must submit its constitution and bylaws, as well as a certified list of the names and addresses of the party's new officers.[7] There is no formal start date for the circulation of party formation petitions.
Once a party gains access to the ballot, a candidate nominated by the party must poll at least 5 percent of the entire vote in the state in a statewide race, or a combination of candidates from a combination of districts encompassing all the voters of the state must poll at least 5 percent of the vote in each of their respective districts.[9] For example, in 2010, 487,988 were cast for governor.[
In order for a newly established political party to maintain its recognized status, its candidate for governor would have had to win 24,400 votes.
The petition must contain signatures equaling at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for governor at the most recent general election. Further, the petition must include signatures from "registered voters totaling at least 1 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election in each of the three congressional districts in the state."
If the party wishes to participate in the state primary, the petition must submitted by February 1 of the election year. If the party wishes to participate in the general election, the petition must be submitted by August 1 of the election year (candidates of new political parties must file for access to the general election ballot by September 1).
Prior to the circulation of petitions to form a new political party, a sample copy of the petitions must be filed with the secretary of state by the person, group, or association seeking to establish the new party. The sample petition must be accompanied by the name and address of the person or the names and addresses of the members of the group or association sponsoring the petition to form a new political party.
The secretary of state will determine within 10 days whether the petition is valid and sufficient. If so, the secretary of state will issue a certification establishing the new party. Within the next 20 days, the party must submit its constitution and bylaws, as well as a certified list of the names and addresses of the party's new officers.[7] There is no formal start date for the circulation of party formation petitions.
Once a party gains access to the ballot, a candidate nominated by the party must poll at least 5 percent of the entire vote in the state in a statewide race, or a combination of candidates from a combination of districts encompassing all the voters of the state must poll at least 5 percent of the vote in each of their respective districts.[9] For example, in 2010, 487,988 were cast for governor.[
In order for a newly established political party to maintain its recognized status, its candidate for governor would have had to win 24,400 votes.
As of May 2017, Nebraska officially recognized three political parties: the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.
