Nebraska Statutes 32-203. Secretary of State; powers
In addition to any other powers prescribed by law, the Secretary of State may:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-203
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- District: shall mean a subdivision of the state or of a county, city, village, or other political subdivision in which all registered voters residing within the district are entitled to participate in the election of any one or more candidates or in the determination by election of any question or proposition. See Nebraska Statutes 32-107
- 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
(1) Inspect, with or without the filing of a complaint by any person, and review the practices and procedures of election commissioners, county clerks, their employees, and other election officials in the day-to-day operations of the office, the conduct of primary and general elections, and the registration of qualified electors;
(2) Employ such personnel as necessary to efficiently carry out his or her powers and duties as prescribed in the Election Act;
(3) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in regard to the registration of voters and the conduct of elections; and
(4) Enforce the act by injunctive action brought by the Attorney General in the district court for the county in which any violation of the act occurs.