{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-32-616","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-616","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-616","body":"(1) Any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election and who was not registered to vote with a party affiliation on or after March 1 and before the general election in the calendar year of the general election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot for a partisan office by filing petitions as prescribed in sections 32-617 to 32-621 or by nomination by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710 .\n\n(2) Any candidate who was defeated in the primary election and any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot if a vacancy exists on the ballot under subsection (2) of section 32-625 and the candidate files for the office by petition as prescribed in sections 32-617 and 32-618 , files as a write-in candidate as prescribed in section 32-615 , or is nominated by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710 .","path":["NE Code","Chapter 32"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=32-616","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"4db602852b11d78d638d059cd7d01a27ed16d3370ce18ceb4c362f31354f6de2","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-32-615","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-32-617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}