32-704 Candidates; delegate to national convention; filing form; contents; Secretary of State; duties.
32-704. Candidates; delegate to national convention; filing form; contents; Secretary of State; duties.The filing form for nomination of a candidate for election as a delegate to the national convention of a political party shall (1) contain a statement of the candidate's preference for the candidacy for the office of President of the United States or that he or she is uncommitted, (2) include a pledge that the candidate, if elected, will use his or her best efforts at the convention for the candidate indicated as his or her preference for the office of President until (a) such candidate receives less than thirty-five percent of the votes for nomination by such convention or releases the delegate from such pledge or (b) two convention nominating ballots have been taken, and (3) be filed with the Secretary of State. No filing form for nomination shall be accepted unless signed by the candidate. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the filing form for nomination. SourceLaws 1994, LB 76, § 204. AnnotationsThe expression of a preference for President by those voting at primary election does not control presidential electors, and is only morally binding on delegates to national party conventions. State ex rel. Nebraska Rep. State C. Com. v. Wait, 92 Neb. 313, 138 N.W. 159 (1912), 43 L.R.A.N.S. 282 (1912).