Chapter 32 — ELECTIONS
544 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-402 Other primary election; when held.
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Any primary election other than a primary election provided for in sections 14-201 and 32-401 shall be held on Tuesday four weeks before the general election.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-403 Statewide general election; when held.
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The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-404 Political subdivisions; elections; how held; notice of filing deadlines; certifications required; forms; maps and additional information.
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(1) When any political subdivision holds an election in conjunction with the statewide primary or general election, the election shall be held as provided in the Election Act. Any other election held by a political subdivision shall be held as provided in the act unless otherwise…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-405 Special election; when held.
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(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided: (a) Any special election under the Election Act shall be held on the first Tuesday following the second Monday of the selected month, except that if such day falls upon a legal holiday, the election shall be held on the first Tuesday…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-501 Residence requirement; restriction; home rule charter; legislative findings and declarations.
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No person to be elected to office at any election or nominated at any primary election, except for state officers, shall be required to meet a residence requirement of longer than six months in order to be eligible to be a candidate for such office. The Legislature finds and decl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-502 United States Senators; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Two United States Senators shall be elected for terms of six years at the statewide general election. One senator shall be elected in 1994 and every six years thereafter, and one senator shall be elected in 1996 and every six years thereafter. Candidates for the United States Sen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-503 United States Representatives in Congress; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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The United States Representatives in Congress shall be elected from the three congressional districts established in section 32-504 for terms of two years at the statewide general election in each even-numbered year. Candidates for the United States House of Representatives shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-504 Congressional districts; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.
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(1) Based on the 2020 Census of Population by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, the State of Nebraska is hereby divided into three districts for electing Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and each district shall be entitled to ele…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-505 Congressional districts; population figures and maps; basis.
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For purposes of section 32-504, the Legislature adopts the official population figures and maps from the 2020 Census Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) TIGER/Line Shapefiles published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-506 Governor and Lieutenant Governor; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1994 and each four years thereafter. Such officers shall serve for terms of four years or until their successors are elected and qualified. Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-507 State Treasurer; Auditor of Public Accounts; Secretary of State; Attorney General; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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The State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, and Attorney General shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1994 and each four years thereafter. Such officers shall serve for terms of four years or until their successors are elected and qualifi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-508 Members of the Legislature; districts; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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The State of Nebraska is divided into forty-nine legislative districts as provided and described in sections 50-1153 and 50-1154. The members of the Legislature from the even-numbered districts shall be elected for terms of four years at the statewide general election in 1994 and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-509 Public service commissioners; districts; qualifications; partisan ballot; terms.
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(1) The State of Nebraska is divided into five public service commissioner districts as provided and described in sections 75-101.01 and 75-101.02. A candidate for the office of public service commissioner shall meet the qualifications found in section 75-101. The commissioners s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-510 Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, districts; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
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The State of Nebraska is divided into eight districts for the election of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska as provided and described in sections 85-103.01 and 85-103.02. One regent from district number one and one regent from district number two shall be elected…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-511 State Board of Education; districts; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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The State of Nebraska is divided into eight districts for the election of the State Board of Education as provided and described in sections 79-311 and 79-312. One member from district number one, one member from district number two, one member from district number three, and one…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-512 Public power district; public power and irrigation district; board of directors; nonpartisan ballot; terms; qualifications; qualified voters.
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(1) After the selection of the original board of directors of a public power district as provided for in sections 70-803 and 70-805 or a district as provided for in sections 70-604 and 70-609, their successors shall be nominated and elected on the nonpartisan ballot, except that …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-513 Natural resources districts; board of directors; terms; subdistricts; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 2-3213, candidates for the board of directors of natural resources districts shall be elected for four-year terms at the statewide general election. The number of directors, the length of their terms, and the subdistrict which they are to represent i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-514 Community college area board of governors; districts; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
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Candidates for membership on the community college area board of governors shall be elected from the election districts established by the board of governors pursuant to section 85-1512. Two members of the board shall be elected from each election district, and one member shall b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-515 Educational service unit board; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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Candidates for the boards of educational service units, except boards of educational service units with only one member school district, shall be elected to represent the geographical boundaries of the educational service unit as provided in section 79-1217. The terms of members …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-516 Reclamation district; board of directors; nonpartisan ballot; terms.
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After the selection of the original board of directors of a reclamation district as provided for in subdivision (5) of section 46-516, their successors shall be elected at a statewide general election on the nonpartisan ballot. The term of each member of the board thus elected sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-517 County clerk; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 22-417, a county clerk shall be elected in each county having a population of four hundred thousand inhabitants or less at the statewide general election in 1994 and each four years thereafter and in counties having a population in excess of four hun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-518 Register of deeds; terms; continuation of office; when; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 22-417, (1) a register of deeds shall be elected in each county having a population of more than twenty thousand and not more than four hundred thousand inhabitants at the statewide general election in 1962 and each four years thereafter and in count…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-519 County assessor; election; when required; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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(1) Except as provided in section 22-417, at the statewide general election in 1990 and each four years thereafter, a county assessor shall be elected in each county having a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants and more than one thousand two hundred ta…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-520 County sheriff; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 23-1701, a county sheriff shall be elected in each county at the statewide general election in 1990 and each four years thereafter. The term of the county sheriff shall be four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The county …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-521 County treasurer; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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A county treasurer shall be elected in each county at the statewide general election in 1990 and each four years thereafter. The term of the county treasurer shall be four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The county treasurer shall meet the qualificat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-522 County attorney; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 23-1201.01, a county attorney shall be elected in each county at the statewide general election in 1990 and each four years thereafter. The term of the county attorney shall be four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Candid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-523 Public defender; election; when required; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as otherwise provided in sections 23-3401 and 23-3404, the public defender shall, in counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand inhabitants which have not elected a public defender prior to July 10, 1984, be elected at the next statewide general electio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-524 Clerk of the district court; election; when required; terms; partisan ballot.
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(1) Except as provided in section 22-417: (a) In counties having a population of seven thousand inhabitants or more, there shall be elected one clerk of the district court at the statewide general election in 1962 and every four years thereafter; and (b) In counties having a popu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-525 County surveyor; election; when required; terms; qualifications; question of electing county surveyor; county board; powers; form of ballot; partisan ballot.
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(1) Except as provided in section 22-417 and except for counties which vote not to elect the county surveyor as provided in subsection (2) or (4) of this section, a county surveyor on either a full-time or part-time basis, as determined by the county board in accordance with sect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-526 County engineer; election; when required; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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Except as provided in section 22-417, a county engineer shall be elected in each county having a population of one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants or more at the statewide general election in 1990 and each four years thereafter. The term of the county engineer shall be four ye…
Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-528 County board of commissioners; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot; nomination and election by district; change of number of commissioners; procedure.
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(1) In counties having a county board of three commissioners, two commissioners shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1994 and each four years thereafter, and one commissioner shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1996 and each four years thereafte…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-529 County board of supervisors; districts; terms; qualifications; partisan ballot.
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At the first general election after the adoption of township organization by a county, one supervisor shall be elected in each supervisor district. Thereafter one supervisor shall be elected in each odd-numbered supervisor district at the general election two years after the firs…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-530 Township officers; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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After the initial appointments as provided for in sections 23-214 and 23-215, the officers of the township board shall be elected in counties under township government at the statewide general election in 1994 and every four years thereafter. Except for officers first appointed a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-531 County weed district board; terms; qualifications; nonpartisan ballot.
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After the initial appointments to the county weed district board in counties in which the members are elected, the two members from cities, villages, or townships shall thereafter be elected at the statewide general election in 1994 and each four years thereafter, and the three m…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-532 Village board of trustees; terms; qualifications.
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The members of a village board of trustees shall be elected at the statewide general election as provided in section 17-202 and each four years thereafter. Except as provided in such section, the term of each board member shall be four years or until his or her successor is elect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-533 Cities of the second class; officers; terms.
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Commencing with the primary election in 1976 and every two years thereafter, all elected officers in all cities of the second class shall be nominated at the statewide primary election and elected at the statewide general election. All elected officers in a city of the second cla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-534 Certain cities of the first class; officers; wards; terms; qualifications.
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(1) In a city of the first class except a city having adopted the commissioner or city manager plan of government, a mayor shall be elected at large and council members shall be elected by ward or at large and by ward as provided in section 32-554. If members are elected by ward,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-535 Cities of the primary class; city council; terms.
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The members of the city council of a city of the primary class shall be elected at the general city election as provided in section 15-301. The term of each council member shall be four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-536 Cities of the metropolitan class; mayor, city council; terms; city council districts; qualifications.
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In a city of the metropolitan class, the mayor and seven city council members shall be elected for terms of four years at the general election pursuant to section 14-201. One city council member shall be nominated and elected from each of the districts into which the city is divi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-537 City with home rule charter; city council; qualifications; nominating petition or filing fee.
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(1) In a city which adopts a home rule charter pursuant to sections 19-501 to 19-503 and Article XI, sections 2 to 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska, the number of city council members shall be determined by the home rule charter. The council members of a city of the metropolita…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-538 City with city manager plan of government; city council; members; nomination and election; terms.
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(1) In a city which adopts the city manager plan of government pursuant to the City Manager Plan of Government Act, the city council members shall be nominated at the statewide primary election and elected at the statewide general election. (2) City council members shall be elect…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-539 City with commission plan of government; city council; members; nonpartisan ballot; mayor and council members; terms.
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(1) In a city which adopts the commission plan of government pursuant to the Municipal Commission Plan of Government Act, the number of city council members shall be determined by the class and population of the city. In cities having two thousand or more but not more than forty …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-540 Metropolitan utilities district; board of directors; election subdivisions; board; duties; nonpartisan ballot; terms; qualifications.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, in each metropolitan utilities district service area, two of the members of the board of directors shall be chosen at large by the registered voters within the district at the time of the statewide primary and st…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-543 Class I, II, or III school district; board of education members; terms; qualifications.
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(1) If a caucus is held for nominations under section 79-549 for a Class I, II, or III school district, the board of education shall consist of six members to be elected by the registered voters of the school district at the statewide primary election. Two members shall be electe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-544 Class IV school district; board of education members; districts; terms; nonpartisan ballot; qualifications.
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Candidates for the board of education of a Class IV school district shall be nominated and elected by district as provided in section 32-552 for four-year terms at the same time as members of the city council of the city in which the district is located. A member of the board sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-545 Class V school district; board of education members; districts; qualifications; terms; nonpartisan ballot.
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(1) A member of the board of education of a Class V school district shall be elected from each district provided for in section 32-552. Such election shall be held on the date provided in subsection (2) of this section. The members of such board of education shall meet the qualif…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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