2016 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 49 - LAW
49-1494 Candidates for elective office; statement of financial interest; filing; time; supplementary statements; failure to file; effect.

49-1494. Candidates for elective office; statement of financial interest; filing; time; supplementary statements; failure to file; effect.

(1) An individual who files to appear on the ballot for election to an elective office specified in section 49-1493 shall file a statement of financial interests for the preceding calendar year with the commission.

(2) Candidates for the elective offices specified in section 49-1493 who qualify other than by filing shall file a statement for the preceding calendar year with the commission within five days after becoming a candidate or being appointed to that elective office.

(3) A statement of financial interests shall be preserved for a period of not less than five years by the commission.

(4) If the candidate for an elective office specified in section 49-1493 files to appear on the ballot for election prior to January 1 of the year in which the election is held, the candidate shall file supplementary statements, covering the preceding calendar year, with the commission on or before March 1 of the year in which the election is held.

(5) A candidate for an elective office specified in section 49-1493 who fails to file a statement of financial interests as required in subsection (1) or (2) of this section within five days after the deadline in subsection (4) of this section and section 49-1493 shall not appear on the ballot.

Source

• Laws 1976, LB 987, § 94;
• Laws 1983, LB 479, § 3;
• Laws 2001, LB 242, § 10;
• Laws 2005, LB 242, § 36;
• Laws 2016, LB400, § 2.
• Effective Date: July 21, 2016