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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-209 (2026)

Chief deputy election commissioner; qualifications; appointment; oath; bond; duties

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(1) The election commissioner in counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall appoint a chief deputy election commissioner in the manner provided in section 32-210. The chief deputy election commissioner shall be a member of a different political party than the election commissioner, shall be a registered voter in the county and of the party he or she is to represent, and shall be a resident of such county for at least one year.

(2) The chief deputy election commissioner shall hold office until the term of the election commissioner expires.

(3) Before entering upon his or her duties, the chief deputy election commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath in the form provided in section 11-101.01.

(4) The chief deputy election commissioner shall give bond to the State of Nebraska in the sum of five thousand dollars with security to be approved by the Governor conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of such office.

(5) The chief deputy election commissioner shall perform duties assigned by the election commissioner. In the absence of the election commissioner, the chief deputy election commissioner shall perform all the duties of the election commissioner consistent with the policies and procedures established by the election commissioner. The chief deputy election commissioner shall also be responsible for carrying out any directions properly made and given by the election commissioner prior to his or her absence.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1935–2021 · leading case: State ex rel. Peterson v. Shively, 310 Neb. 1 (Neb. 2021).
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State ex rel. Peterson v. Shively, 310 Neb. 1 (Neb. 2021). “Tusa, 5 where we stated that “[i]t may be said that the almost universal rule is that, in order to indicate office, the duties must partake in some degree of the sovereign powers of the state.”
State ex rel. O'Connor v. Tusa, 265 N.W. 524 (Neb. 1936). · cites it 2× “This is true even though Douglas county happens to be the only county falling within the class of cities specified in section 32-209, Comp. St. Supp. 1933, the amendatory act.”
McQuiston v. Griffith, 258 N.W. 553 (Neb. 1935). · cites it 2× “” In 1881 the legislature enacted chapter 78, Laws 1881, appearing at page 331.”
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