Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (2026)

Candidates; delegate or alternate delegate to national convention; filing form; contents

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Any person seeking to be elected as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall submit a filing form under this section regardless of the method of election used by the political party. The filing form for nomination of a candidate for election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall (1) contain a statement of commitment to a candidate for the office of President of the United States or that he or she is uncommitted, (2) include a pledge swearing to support the candidate for President of the United States to which the candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention is committed until (a) such candidate receives less than thirty-five percent of the votes for nomination by such convention or releases the delegate from such commitment or (b) two convention nominating ballots have been taken, and (3) be filed with the political party. No filing form for nomination shall be accepted unless signed by the candidate.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1966–2014 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Labedz v. Beermann, 428 N.W.2d 608 (Neb. 1988).
State Ex Rel. Labedz v. Beermann, 428 N.W.2d 608 (Neb. 1988). · cites it 16× “" (emphasis supplied)); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 32-704 (Reissue 1984). Section 32-704 provides in part: Upon the presentation of such petition for filing, the Secretary of State, with the aid and assistance of the county clerks or the election commissioners, shall determine its validity…”
State Ex Rel. Brant v. Beermann, 350 N.W.2d 18 (Neb. 1984). · cites it 8× “On August 31, 1983, relators presented to the Secretary of State a copy of the initiative petition pursuant to Neb.Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (Reissue 1978). The copy and form of the proposed initiative petition are as follows: INITIATIVE PETITION THE OBJECT OF THIS INITIATIVE PETITION…”
State ex rel. Morris v. Marsh, 162 N.W.2d 262 (Neb. 1968). · cites it 20× “On July 26, 1968, the Secretary of State issued his certification in which he found that less than 48,640 of the signatures were acceptable or valid, and that the person or persons presenting such petitions failed to file a satisfactory itemized verified statement as provided by…”
Duggan v. Beermann, 544 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 6× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (2) (Reissue 1993) requires a sponsor of an initiative measure to file a “copy of the form to be used” with the Secretary of State prior to obtaining any signatures to the petition.”
Klosterman v. Marsh, 143 N.W.2d 744 (Neb. 1966). · cites it 8× “On December 13, 1965, the Secretary of State certified that sufficient signatures had been properly filed in accordance with Article III, section 3, of the Constitution of Nebraska, and section 32-704, R. R. S. 1943, tO' refer L.”
State ex rel. Loontjer v. Gale, 853 N.W.2d 494 (Neb. 2014). “We set out a rule of facial invalidity and provided an example of a facially invalid proposal: Unless the subject of the proposed petition on its face is invalid or unconstitutional, [the Secretary] cannot pass upon the validity or construction of any proposed law, when the…”
State Ex Rel. Bellino v. Moore, 576 N.W.2d 793 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 2× “2d 68 (1996), we explicitly held under a prior codification of § 32-1412, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (2) (Reissue 1993), that a prayer for injunctive relief based on the legal insufficiency of the initiative petition could be joined with a prayer for declaratory relief based on…”
State ex rel. Morris v. Marsh, 162 N.W.2d 262 (Neb. 1968). · cites it 2× “For the present, I state that to hold as the majority do is to abort the provisions of section 32-704, R. R. S. 1943. I would dismiss the action for failure to file an itemized verified statement of contributions and expenses within a reasonable time, as required by that statute.”
State Ex Rel. Morris v. Marsh, 162 N.W.2d 262 (Neb. 1968). · cites it 22× “For the present, I state that to hold as the majority do is to abort the provisions of section 32-704, R.R.S.1943. I would dismiss the action for failure to file an itemized verified statement of contributions and expenses within a reasonable time, as required by that statute.”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704(2): 1 case
Duggan v. Beermann, 544 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1996). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (2) (Reissue 1993) requires a sponsor of an initiative measure to file a “copy of the form to be used” with the Secretary of State prior to obtaining any signatures to the petition.”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704(5): 1 case
Duggan v. Beermann, 544 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1996). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-704 (2) (Reissue 1993) requires a sponsor of an initiative measure to file a “copy of the form to be used” with the Secretary of State prior to obtaining any signatures to the petition.”
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