Immediately upon the completion of the canvass by the county canvassing board, the election commissioner or county clerk shall prepare an abstract of votes for all officers and issues certified to the election commissioner or county clerk by the Secretary of State. The election commissioner or county clerk shall sign and affix his or her official seal to the abstract as the Abstract of Votes of ……… County and deliver it to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall prepare a tabular sheet of the votes cast for such officers and measures and preserve the same with the abstract of votes from the various counties for the use of the Legislature and the board of state canvassers in making the official canvass. The Secretary of State shall deliver to the state chairperson of each political party, upon request, a separate abstract of votes of the various contests for national and state offices indicating the total votes received by each candidate and measure.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-1034

  • 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
  • Sign: shall mean to affix a signature. See Nebraska Statutes 32-117
  • 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
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