Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-503 (2026)

United States Representatives in Congress; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot

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The United States Representatives in Congress shall be elected from the three congressional districts established in section 32-504 for terms of two years at the statewide general election in each even-numbered year. Candidates for the United States House of Representatives shall meet the qualifications found in Article I, section 2, of the Constitution of the United States. The representatives shall be elected on the partisan ballot. The representatives shall be elected in accordance with the laws of the United States.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1934–1996 · leading case: Fitzgerald v. Kuppinger, 79 N.W.2d 547 (Neb. 1956).
Fitzgerald v. Kuppinger, 79 N.W.2d 547 (Neb. 1956). · cites it 15× “The filings of Moore and Kelley were made and the primary election as to them was held in pursuance of the provisions of section 32-503, R. S. Supp., 1955, as follows: “* * * If the candidate for an elective office is the incumbent of another partisan or nonpartisan elective…”
Duggan v. Beermann, 544 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, after the county attorney filed his nomination papers for the judicial position, two other individuals filed as candidates for the county attorney position.”
State ex rel. Strom v. Marsh, 77 N.W.2d 163 (Neb. 1956). · cites it 6× “Section 32-503, R. S. Supp., 1955, provides as follows: “All partisan and nonpartisan candidates for elective offices shall be nominated: (1) By a primary held in accordance with Chapter 32, article 5, or (2) by nomination papers signed and filed as provided by section 32-504.”
State ex rel. Beeson v. Marsh, 34 N.W.2d 279 (Neb. 1948). · cites it 5× “e voter indicates his choice, and the party name to the right according as near as possible to the following form or schedule: JOHN DOE, President | ] Republican RICHARD ROE, Vice President with a heavy line across the column, separating the group of the different political…”
State ex rel. Kaspar v. Lehmkuhl, 257 N.W. 229 (Neb. 1934). · cites it 2× “Section 32-503 directs how official ballots shall be prepared and what they shall contain, giving details in regard to paper, ink, type, candidates, party names, proposals, measures and other features, including party circles for voting a straight ticket.”
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