On April 10, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed LB 1035, which makes it easier for a party to remain ballot-qualified. Nebraska is the second state to pass such a bill this year; the first such state was Utah.

The old Nebraska law required a party to poll 5% (of the statewide vote) for some office, every two years. The new law says that when a party meets the 5% vote test, it is then ballot-qualified for four years.

This is the second ballot access law to pass in Nebraska this year. The first was the bill that eliminated the ban on out-of-state circulators.