Candidates for County Commission
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About County Commission
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a registered voter at the time of filing for the office. A commissioner need not be a resident of the district when he or she files for election as a commissioner from a given district, but a commissioner shall reside in the district in which he or she holds office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Candidates must submit a partisan candidate filing form, a filing fee equal to 1% of the office's annual salary (no filing fee for a salary of less than $500 per year), and a Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission C-1 form. A registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election and who was not registered to vote with a party affiliation on or after March 1st and before the general election in the calendar year of the general election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot for a partisan office by completing a nominating petition (which would be submitted in lieu of a partisan filing form). The 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 signatures.
- Filing period
- December 1, 2025 - September 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 424 N Colorado Ave, P.O. Box 339, Minden, NE 68959
- Filing phone
- 308-832-2723
- Step 3
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