Provisions for filling a general election ballot vacancy are harmonized under a bill passed Feb. 7 by the Legislature.<\/p>\n
Under current law, the political party of a candidate who declines a nomination has three days to fill the ballot vacancy but there are different provisions when a candidate exits a race for other reasons.<\/p>\n
LB503, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, provides consistency in filling ballot vacancies by removing the time constraint in cases of declination and allowing a vacancy to be filled by the executive committee of the vacating candidate. If such a committee does not exist or chooses not to replace the candidate, the vacancy may be filled by a mass convention of the political party.<\/p>\n
The bill passed on a 34-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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