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No later than January 5 of each even-numbered year, the City Council shall certify to the Secretary of State, the Election Commissioner, or the County Clerk the name of the city, the number of officers to be elected, the length of the terms of office, the vacancies to be filled by election and length of remaining term, and the number of votes to be cast by a registered voter for each office. The Secretary of State, Election Commissioner, and County Clerk shall prescribe the forms to be used for certification to him or her.
(Neb. RS 32-404)
All elective city officers shall be nominated and elected on a nonpartisan basis unless the city provides for a partisan ballot by ordinance. No ordinance providing for nomination and election on a partisan ballot shall permit affiliation with any party not recognized as a political party for purposes of the Election Act. Such ordinance providing for nomination and election on a partisan ballot shall be adopted and effective not less than 60 days prior to the filing deadline.
(Neb. RS 32-557)
(A)
Any candidate may place his or her name on the general election ballot by filing a candidate filing form prescribed by the Secretary of State as provided in division (B). If a candidate is an incumbent of an elective office, the filing period for filing the candidate filing form shall be between January 5 and July 15 prior to the date of the primary election. No incumbent who resigns from elective office prior to the expiration of his or her term shall file for any office after February 15 of that election year. All other candidates shall file for office between January 5 and August 1 prior to the date of the general election.
(Neb. RS 32-606)
(B) Candidate filing forms shall be filed in the office of the Election Commissioner or County Clerk.
(Neb. RS 32-607) (Ord. 725, passed 2-2-2022)
Statutory reference:
Filling of vacancy on ballot, see Neb. RS 32-625 and 32-627
Withdrawal after filing, see Neb. RS 32-622
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