Nebraska § 32-208 - Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 32-208 — Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-208. Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.
The election commissioner in counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall be a registered voter, a resident of such county for at least one year, and of good moral character and integrity and capacity. No person who is a candidate for any elective office or is a deputy, clerk, or employee of any person who is a candidate for any elective office shall be eligible for the office of election commissioner. The election commissioner shall not hold any other elective office or become a candidate for an elective office during his or her term of office. An election commissioner may be appointed to an elective office during his or her term of office as election commissioner, and acceptance of such appointment shall be deemed to be his or her resignation from the office of election commissioner.
Under the act of 1889, a candidate for public office was not eligible to act as a supervisor of registration, but a supervisor of registration was eligible to be elected to public office. State ex rel. Roche v. Cosgrove, 34 Neb. 386, 51 N.W. 974 (1892).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 32-208 cover?
Section 32-208 ("Election commissioner; qualifications; appointment to elective office; effect.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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