Nebraska Supreme Court justice puts Mark Martinez back on ballot for Douglas County sheriff

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 503

Last Updated: 2 days, 15 hours ago

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LINCOLN — A Nebraska Supreme Court justice put Democratic Douglas County sheriff candidate Mark Martinez back on the county’s general election ballot Wednesday, ruling him eligible to run.

The state high court overrode a decision by the new Douglas County election commissioner, who had determined he didn’t qualify to run for the position following receipt of a complaint from the Douglas County Republican Party questioning Martinez’s eligibility under a relatively new state law. Martinez had …

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