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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-522 (2026)

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. Candidates for the office of county attorney shall meet the qualifications found in sections 23-1201.01 and 23-1201.02. The county attorney shall be elected on the partisan ballot.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Nebraska Repub. Party v. Shively - special release, 971 N.W.2d 128 (Neb. 2022).
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Nebraska Repub. Party v. Shively - special release, 971 N.W.2d 128 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “SHIVELY that capacity, unless he or she has been admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least two years next preceding the date such person would take office and has practiced law actively in this state during such two-year period, except that if no person who…”
State ex rel. Chambers v. Beermann, 428 N.W.2d 883 (Neb. 1988). · cites it 2× “However, Chambers was nominated by the New Alliance Party as its candidate by the party itself under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-522 (Reissue 1984). That section explains how such nomination shall be made, and concludes in subsection (3) with *699 the language: “The certificate, made .”
Lang v. Howard Cnty., 287 Neb. 66 (2013). · cites it 2× “3 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-522 (Reissue 2008). Nebraska Advance Sheets 68 287 NEBRASKA REPORTS the office of county attorney.”
Lyons v. York Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, No. 4:21-cv-03296 (D. Neb. May 27, 2022). · cites it 3× “" Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-522 . Thus, it necessarily follows that a person elected to the office of county attorney is, by definition, a county officer.”
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