Candidates for elective office; statement of financial interest; filing; time.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1494
in effect49-1494. Candidates for elective office; statement of financial interest; filing; time.
(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 as provided in this section.
(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) If the candidate for an elective office specified in section 49-1493 files to appear on the ballot for election during the calendar year in which the election is held, the candidate shall file a statement of financial interests for the preceding calendar year with the commission on or before March 1 of the year in which the election is held or, if the filing deadline for the elective office is after March 1 of the year in which the election is held, the candidate shall file such statement on or before the filing deadline for the elective office.
(4) 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 (3) of this section and section 49-1493 shall not appear on the ballot.
(5) A statement of financial interests shall be preserved for a period of not less than five years by the commission.
Laws 1976, LB 987, § 94; Laws 1983, LB 479, § 3; Laws 2001, LB 242, § 10; Laws 2005, LB 242, § 36; Laws 2016, LB400, § 2; Laws 2017, LB451, § 15; Laws 2022, LB843, § 54.
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