Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 50 - Legislature
50-1501 - Act, how cited.

50-1501. Act, how cited.
Sections 50-1501 to 50-1520 shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes

Nebraska Revised Statutes

Chapter 50 - Legislature

50-101 - Members; credentials; filing; officers pro tempore.

50-102 - Members; credentials committee; report; when waived.

50-103 - Oaths; members may administer.

50-104 - Speech; legislative privilege.

50-105 - Contempt, defined; punishment.

50-106 - Contempt; imprisonment; maximum sentence.

50-107 - Contempt; maximum fine.

50-108 - Contempt; fines and imprisonment; how effected.

50-109 - Contempt; fines; collection.

50-110 - Contempt; punishment; effect on other proceedings.

50-111 - Legislature; officers; how selected.

50-112 - Officers and employees; salaries; how fixed.

50-113 - Presiding officer; duties.

50-114 - Clerk; duties.

50-114.01 - Clerk; daily journal; prepare; compile after session.

50-114.02 - Clerk; charges; authorized.

50-114.03 - Clerk; reports; list; distribution; establish requirements for reports.

50-114.04 - Clerk; reports; period retained.

50-114.05 - Clerk of the Legislature Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-115 - Assistant clerk; duties.

50-116 - Sergeant at arms; duties; display of state banner.

50-123.01 - Members; salary.

50-125 - Legislature; special session; how convened; notice.

50-126 - Legislature; convening; failure of Secretary of State or Governor to act; penalty.

50-128 - Legislature; make appropriations.

50-201 - Legislative findings.

50-202 - Members; expenses allowed; when.

50-203 - Expenses; Executive Board of the Legislative Council; powers and duties.

50-301 - Act, how cited.

50-302 - Legislative findings and intent.

50-303 - Legislature's Venture Development and Innovation Task Force; created; members; plan; preparation and submission.

50-304 - Employment of nonprofit organization.

50-305 - Appropriation intent.

50-306 - Act, termination.

50-401 - Legislative Council; members; functions.

50-401.01 - Legislative Council; executive board; members; selection; powers and duties.

50-401.05 - Executive Board of the Legislative Council; policy regarding telephones and telefax machines; authorized.

50-402 - Legislative Council; office; duties.

50-404 - Legislative Council; executive board; special committees; civil or criminal actions; exempt; when.

50-405 - Legislative Council; duties; investigations; studies.

50-406 - Legislature; power of inquiry; Legislative Council; committees; public hearings; oaths; subpoenas; books and records; examination; litigation; appeal.

50-406.01 - Subpoena; renewal; procedure; rules; legislative authority; referencing; not justiciable.

50-407 - Legislative Council; committees; subpoenas; enforcement; refusal to testify; procedure.

50-408 - Legislative Council; committees; witnesses; fees.

50-409 - Legislative Council; state and local governments; cooperation.

50-410 - Legislative Council; meetings; quorum.

50-411 - Legislative Council; message from Governor.

50-412 - Legislative Council; library facilities; receipt and use of funds.

50-413 - Legislative Council; minutes of meetings; reports.

50-414 - Legislative Council; recommendations; publication.

50-415 - Legislative Council; members; employees; expenses.

50-416 - Legislative Research; Director of Research.

50-416.01 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; members.

50-417 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; public retirement systems; existing or proposed; duties.

50-418 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; office established; personnel; Appropriations Committee; duties.

50-419 - Fiscal analyst; powers and duties.

50-419.01 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; present evaluation of state operations; when.

50-419.02 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; revenue volatility report; contents.

50-419.03 - Long-term fiscal trends; legislative findings and declarations.

50-420 - Fiscal analyst; officer, board, commission, and department of state government; furnish information.

50-421 - Office of Legislative Audit; Legislative Auditor.

50-423 - Transferred to section 81-126.

50-425 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study uses of State Lottery Act proceeds dedicated to education; report.

50-426 - Statewide vision for education; legislative findings.

50-427 - Statewide vision for education; Education Committee of the Legislature; duties; report.

50-428 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study postsecondary education affordability.

50-434 - Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight; created; members; duties; report.

50-435 - Nebraska Economic Development Task Force; created; members; meetings; report.

50-437 - Nebraska Legislative Shared Information System Cash Fund; created; investment.

50-438 - Legislative Council Retirement Study Fund; created; use; transfers; investment.

50-445 - State-Tribal Relations Committee; members.

50-446 - Corporate farming and ranching court rulings; legislative findings.

50-447 - Policy instruments advancing state interest in structure, development, and progress of agricultural production; study by Agriculture Committee; use of experts.

50-448 - Attorney General; duties; powers.

50-449 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva; legislative findings.

50-450 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee of the Legislature; members; staff; powers and duties; termination.

50-501 - Bioscience Steering Committee; created; members; prepare strategic plan; commission nonprofit corporation; Biotechnology Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-502 - Department of Administrative Services; state's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-503 - University of Nebraska; university's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-601 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; created; members.

50-602 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; duties.

50-603 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; report; contents.

50-701 - Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force; duties; members; officers; meetings; expenses; staff; report; termination.

50-702 - Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee; established; members; independent consultant; recommendations; termination.

50-801 - Water resources; legislative findings and declarations.

50-802 - Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability Special Committee of the Legislature; established; members; duties; termination.

50-1101 - Transferred to section 50-1153.

50-1152 - Transferred to section 50-1154.

50-1153 - Legislative districts; division; population figures and maps; basis; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.

50-1154 - Legislative districts; change; when operative.

50-1201 - Act, how cited.

50-1202 - Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of act.

50-1203 - Terms, defined.

50-1204 - Legislative Performance Audit Committee; established; membership; officers; Legislative Auditor; duties.

50-1205 - Committee; duties.

50-1205.01 - Performance audits; standards.

50-1206 - Performance audits; tax incentive performance audit; how initiated; procedure.

50-1207 - Performance audits; criteria.

50-1208 - Performance audit; committee; duties; office; duties.

50-1209 - Tax incentive performance audits; schedule; contents.

50-1210 - Report of findings and recommendations; distribution; confidentiality; agency response.

50-1211 - Committee; review materials; reports; public hearing; procedure.

50-1212 - Written implementation plan; duties.

50-1213 - Office; access to information and records; agency duties; prohibited acts; penalty; proceedings; not reviewable by court; committee or office employee; privilege; working papers; not public records.

50-1214 - Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.

50-1215 - Violations; penalty.

50-1301 - Legislative findings.

50-1302 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; report.

50-1303 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; conduct evaluation.

50-1304 - Duty to furnish information; report and evaluation assistance.

50-1401 - Legislative findings and declarations.

50-1402 - Legislature's Planning Committee; established; members; staff.

50-1403 - Legislature's Planning Committee; duties.

50-1404 - Legislature's Planning Committee; powers.

50-1501 - Act, how cited.

50-1502 - Terms, defined.

50-1503 - Applicability of act.

50-1504 - Election contest; qualifications challenge.

50-1505 - Unsuccessful candidate; rights.

50-1506 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.

50-1507 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; respondent's rights; decision against member; effect.

50-1508 - Burden of proof.

50-1509 - Computation of time.

50-1510 - Filings; service upon parties.

50-1511 - Petition; personal service; contents.

50-1512 - Petition; amendment; personal service.

50-1513 - Bond.

50-1514 - Respondent member; file response.

50-1515 - Attorney's fees and costs.

50-1516 - Election contest; grounds.

50-1517 - Examination of ballots; procedure; certification.

50-1518 - Writ; service; notice.

50-1519 - Rules and procedures; examination of ballots; certificate; prima facie evidence.

50-1520 - Jurisdiction to hear challenge.