April 21, 2006
Nebraska Lawmakers Impeach Regent
The Nebraska Legislature narrowly voted last week to impeach a member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents over purported violations of campaign-finance laws.
The unicameral legislature voted 25 to 22, with two abstentions, to adopt the resolution to impeach C. David Hergert, a regent accused of violating several election laws in his 2004 campaign for his board seat.
Much of the debate over the resolution centered on the question of whether an elected official can be
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