About County Public Defender
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Public Defender
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a registered voter; a lawyer licensed to practice law in Nebraska; In counties with a population of one hundred thousand or less inhabitants, the public defender shall not be required to reside in the county in which he or she holds office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is 1% of the office's annual salary, no filing fee for a salary of less than $500 per year. If filing by petiton, then signature requirement is 10% of the total number of registered voters voting for Governor or President of the United States at the immediately preceding general election in the district or political subdivision in which the officer is to be elected, not to exceed 2,000
- Filing period
- December 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 451 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337
- Filing phone
- 308-432-0100
- Step 3
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