Candidates for County Sheriff
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About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $61,200
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Sheriff
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Any candidate for the office of sheriff who does not have a law enforcement officer certificate or diploma issued by the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice shall submit with the candidate filing form required by section 32-607 a standardized letter issued by the director of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center certifying that the candidate has: (a) Within one calendar year prior to the deadline for filing the candidate filing form, passed a background investigation performed by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center based on a check of his or her criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Nebraska State Patrol. The candidate who has not passed a background investigation shall apply for the background investigation at least thirty days prior to the filing deadline for the candidate filing form; and (b) Received a minimum combined score on the reading comprehension and English language portions of an adult basic education examination designated by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center. County officials must be residents of the county when they accept the office but they do not need to be a resident when declaring their candidacy
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Candidates must submit a candidate filing form, a filing fee of 1% the previous office holder's annual salary and a Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission C-1 form.
- Filing period
- December 1, 2025 - September 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- P.O, Box 1299, Imperial, NE 69033
- Filing phone
- 308-882-7500
- Step 3
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