Governor


Carol Blood

Democratic

2/16/2022,11:26pm, emailed questionnaire as pre-contact
2/16/2022, 11:08am, texted to alert  email sent
3/16/2022, 4:02pm, Emailed access code
4/1/2022, 12:22pm, left phone message
4/5/2022, 11:37pm, sent deadline email reminder
4/18/2022, 8:49pm, texted code & reminder
9/29/2022, 12:50pm, left voice message
10/2/22, 8:38pm, emailed reminder for answering before early voting begins (candidate opened email)
See https://nebraskavoterguide.com/candidates/carol-blood
See https://www.vote411.org/

Robert Borer (Write-in)

Republican

9/2/22, 12:45pm. Candidate emailed to ask to provide responses
9/2/22, 5:18pm, informed he had to be an official write-in candidate for VIP to accept answers
10/2/22, 11:58am, texted to ask if official candidate
10/2/22, 12:01pm, reported the fees had been paid, 
10/2/22, 12:23pm, texted access code
10/2/22, 8:38pm, emailed reminder for answering before early voting begins (candidate opened email)
Answers submitted online Oct. 7, 2022, 7:25 p.m.

Jim Pillen

Republican

2/14/2022, 2:45 AM, emailed questionnaire before code availability
3/17/2022, 8:42pm, texted access code and notice of email
4/1/2022, 12:34pm, left phone message mentioning previous contact attempts
4/1/2022, 12:42pm, campaign called back - provided new email
4/1/2022, 12:47pm, emailed access code and info
4/5/2022, 11:37pm, sent deadline email reminder
4/18/2022, 8:51pm, texted code & reminder
9/29/2022, 12:50pm, left voice message
10/2/22, 8:38pm, emailed reminder for answering before early voting begins
10/3/2022, 11:29am, candidate opened the email
10/8/2022, 9:12pm, emailed copy of contact attempts
10/1/22, 9:52pm, email asking for response before Oct 10th event
See https://nebraskavoterguide.com/candidates/jim-pillen
See https://www.vote411.org/

Dave Wright (Write-in)

Nonpartisan

Write-In candidate
10/12/2022, 3:59pm, texted request to participate
10/13/2022, 9:25am, candidate texted email address
10/13/2022, 12:58pm, emailed code
Answers submitted online Oct. 17, 2022, 10:25 p.m.

Scott Zimmermann

Libertarian

2/14/2022, left message requesting email address
2/14/2022, 6:18 PM, candidate sent email address
2/14/2022, 6:24 PM, emailed questionnaire
2/22/2022, 11:31am, texting conversation
3/16/2022, 4:15 PM, access code emailed
3/16/2022, 4:16 pm, texted code and alerted email had been sent
Answers submitted online March 17, 2022, 3:09 p.m.

Job Description

How office affects the voter

The governor is essentially the CEO of the state, working in concert with the Legislature. The governor appoints (and Legislature approves) the department heads for the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, Transportation, Natural Resources, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Administrative Servies, Economic Development, Correctional Services, Nebraska State Patrol, and Health and Human Services. (Department of Education is handled by the Nebraska State Board of Education.)

Duties and Responsibilities

Bills passed by the Legislature require the governor’s signature to become law. The governor can stop a bill from becoming law with a veto, but the veto can be overridden with 33 votes. The governor may not veto a law enacted by a vote of the people. Besides appointing all the Department heads, the Governor appoints members of commissions (like Game and Parks), some also with Legislature approval. There are approximately 250 Commissions. The governor is responsible for presenting a 2-year budget to the Legislature that can be amended at the beginning of the next legislative session. The Legislature can add ideas, but the governor has line-item veto power. Some governor appointees can be fired by the governor, but civil service protections prevent firing unless for cause, not for changing political party, for example. A major appointment responsibility is working with the judge nominating committee – which the governor also appoints according to requirements in statutes. (Chapter 24, starting with paragraph 801.

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Job Description

How office affects the voter

The governor is essentially the CEO of the state, working in concert with the Legislature. The governor appoints (and Legislature approves) the department heads for the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, Transportation, Natural Resources, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Administrative Servies, Economic Development, Correctional Services, Nebraska State Patrol, and Health and Human Services. (Department of Education is handled by the Nebraska State Board of Education.)

Duties and Responsibilities

Bills passed by the Legislature require the governor’s signature to become law. The governor can stop a bill from becoming law with a veto, but the veto can be overridden with 33 votes. The governor may not veto a law enacted by a vote of the people. Besides appointing all the Department heads, the Governor appoints members of commissions (like Game and Parks), some also with Legislature approval. There are approximately 250 Commissions. The governor is responsible for presenting a 2-year budget to the Legislature that can be amended at the beginning of the next legislative session. The Legislature can add ideas, but the governor has line-item veto power. Some governor appointees can be fired by the governor, but civil service protections prevent firing unless for cause, not for changing political party, for example. A major appointment responsibility is working with the judge nominating committee – which the governor also appoints according to requirements in statutes. (Chapter 24, starting with paragraph 801.

Requirements for the position

The requirements for the position state that the candidate must be a registered voter, must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a resident and a citizen of the United States and of Nebraska for at least five (5) years next preceding his or her election.

Other information

The ideal gubernatorial candidate will have management skills, the ability to delegate while still maintaining accountability, a sense of ethics (for managing the public money and trust), political skills (for interacting with the Legislature), discernment for multitudes of appointments, and understanding of the Law for appointing judges. The governor sets the tone for the state.

Term of office

Term of office is 4 years, repeatable only once for a total of 8 years. A former governor can run again after being out of office for at least 4 years.

Partisan?

Candidates are nominated by their party in a primary election.

When election is held

Every four years.

Links

See Article IV, Section 1 of the Nebraska Constitution (page 27), (https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Constitution/constitution.pdf) https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-829.40



How office affects the voter

The governor is essentially the CEO of the state, working in concert with the Legislature. The governor appoints (and Legislature approves) the department heads for the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, Transportation, Natural Resources, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Administrative Servies, Economic Development, Correctional Services, Nebraska State Patrol, and Health and Human Services. (Department of Education is handled by the Nebraska State Board of Education.)

Duties and Responsibilities

Bills passed by the Legislature require the governor’s signature to become law. The governor can stop a bill from becoming law with a veto, but the veto can be overridden with 33 votes. The governor may not veto a law enacted by a vote of the people. Besides appointing all the Department heads, the Governor appoints members of commissions (like Game and Parks), some also with Legislature approval. There are approximately 250 Commissions. The governor is responsible for presenting a 2-year budget to the Legislature that can be amended at the beginning of the next legislative session. The Legislature can add ideas, but the governor has line-item veto power. Some governor appointees can be fired by the governor, but civil service protections prevent firing unless for cause, not for changing political party, for example. A major appointment responsibility is working with the judge nominating committee – which the governor also appoints according to requirements in statutes. (Chapter 24, starting with paragraph 801.

Requirements for the position

The requirements for the position state that the candidate must be a registered voter, must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a resident and a citizen of the United States and of Nebraska for at least five (5) years next preceding his or her election.

Other information

The ideal gubernatorial candidate will have management skills, the ability to delegate while still maintaining accountability, a sense of ethics (for managing the public money and trust), political skills (for interacting with the Legislature), discernment for multitudes of appointments, and understanding of the Law for appointing judges. The governor sets the tone for the state.

Term of office

Term of office is 4 years, repeatable only once for a total of 8 years. A former governor can run again after being out of office for at least 4 years.

Partisan?

Candidates are nominated by their party in a primary election.

When election is held

Every four years.

Links

See Article IV, Section 1 of the Nebraska Constitution (page 27), (https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Constitution/constitution.pdf) https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-829.40