Nebraska Bill to Make County Officer Elections Non-Partisan Posted on February 4, 2019 by Richard WingerFebruary 4, 2019 Nebraska State Senator Sue Crawford (D-Bellevue) has introduced LB 211. It makes elections for county offices non-partisan.
OK for exec/judic offices- NOT legis offices — lots of highly *partisan* legis officers – by definition. — ONE house State Legislature in NE – fraudulent nonpartisan. — PR and AppV
Looks like they have been trying to get this through for several years. It was LB139 two years ago but indefinitely postponed last April: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=31219 Here is the text of this year’s bill: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB211.pdf
OK for exec/judic offices-
NOT legis offices —
lots of highly *partisan* legis officers – by definition.
—
ONE house State Legislature in NE – fraudulent nonpartisan.
—
PR and AppV
Looks like they have been trying to get this through for several years. It was LB139 two years ago but indefinitely postponed last April: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=31219
Here is the text of this year’s bill: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB211.pdf
Nebraska uses a Top 2 primary for nonpartisan offices.