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Lawmakers gave final approval April 10 to an omnibus election bill.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Rita Sanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB1075, sponsored by Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue, is the annual elections cleanup bill, which makes a number of changes to laws relating to election provisions requested by the Nebraska secretary of state.<\/p>\n

Among other provisions, the bill sets the cost of a recount at $100 per precinct voting in the contest, authorizes village clerks to prepare claims and issue warrants and prohibits petition circulation within 25 feet of a secure ballot drop box.<\/p>\n

The measure includes provisions of five additional election bills considered by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee:
\n\u2022 LB884, introduced by Omaha Sen. Bob Andersen, which requires delivery of midday ballots directly to a centralized location, prohibiting any other stops, and changes rules regarding observation by poll watchers;
\n\u2022 LB927, sponsored by Andersen, which prohibits the direct or indirect involvement of foreign nationals in funding and organizing ballot question committees in Nebraska;
\n\u2022 LB969, introduced by Sen. Bob Hallstrom of Syracuse, which creates a database of county and municipal financial information within the state Department of Administrative Services;
\n\u2022 LB1002, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, which increases filing, application and noncompliance fees under the Political Accountability and Disclosure Act; and
\n\u2022 LB1074, introduced by Sanders, which revises unclaimed property statutes to clarify timelines, provide a tolling period in certain cases and create the Unclaimed Property Liquidation Proceeds Trust Fund.<\/p>\n

LB1075 passed on a 49-0 vote and takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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