Nebraska Revised Statutes
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-102 (2026)
Wards; number; how determined
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Unless the city elects council members at large as provided in section 32-554, each city of the second class shall be divided into not less than two nor more than six wards, as provided by ordinance of the city council. Each ward shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal portion of the population.
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case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Sanitary & Improvement Dist. 57 v. City of Elkhorn, 536 N.W.2d 56 (Neb. 1995).
Sanitary & Improvement Dist. 57 v. City of Elkhorn, 536 N.W.2d 56 (Neb. 1995). “Chapel Hill maintains that the council was not elected by wards as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-102 and 17-104 (Reissue 1991), but instead by the constituents of the City on an at-large basis.”
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