(1) No appointed individual, while a member of the commission, shall engage in any activity or hold any position or office which is regulated by the commission as follows: (a) Lobbying; (b) being a public official, a public employee, or a state elective official; (c) campaigning for the election or appointment of himself or herself to an elective public office; or (d) holding an office in any political party or political committee.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 49-14,114

  • Commission: shall mean the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission created by section 49-14,105. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1412
  • Election: shall mean a primary, general, special, or other election held in this state or a convention or caucus of a political party held in this state to nominate a candidate. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1416
  • Lobbying: shall mean the practice of promoting or opposing for another person, as defined in section 49-1438, the introduction or enactment of legislation or resolutions before the Legislature or the committees or the members thereof, and shall also include the practice of promoting or opposing executive approval of legislation or resolutions. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1433
  • Political party: shall mean a political party which has a right under law to have the names of its candidates listed on the ballot in a general election. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1440
  • Public employee: shall mean an employee of the state or a political subdivision thereof. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1442
  • Public official: shall mean an official in the executive branch, an official in the legislative branch, or an elected or appointed official in the judicial branch of the state government or a political subdivision thereof. See Nebraska Statutes 49-1443
  • 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

(2) An appointed individual shall withdraw from any activity and resign from any position or office regulated by the commission prior to beginning his or her term on the commission.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit an appointed individual’s right to vote in any election or to limit his or her right to make contributions.

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