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About County Attorney
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $85,000.00
- 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 Attorney
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall seek nomination or appointment for the office of county attorney in counties of Class 4, 5, 6, or 7, nor serve in 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 meets the requirements of this subsection has filed for or sought such office by the filing deadline for nomination or by the deadline for applications for appointment, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person seeking such office. (2) No person shall seek nomination or appointment for the office of county attorney, nor serve in that capacity, unless he or she has been admitted to the practice of law in this state. 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 partisan candidate filing form, a filing fee of $850 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). They will need to receive a number of valid signatures (registered voters within the specific district in which they are seeking office) equal to 10% of the number of registered voters there and file the completed petition with their respective office before September 4th.
- Filing period
- December 1, 2025 - September 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1313 N Main St, P.O. Box 290, Madison, NE 68748
- Filing phone
- 402-454-3311 ext. 136
- Step 3
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