17-104 City council; members; election; term; qualifications. - Nebraska Statutes

17-104. City council; members; election; term; qualifications.Each ward of each city shall have at least two council members elected in the manner provided in the Election Act. The term of office shall begin on the first regular meeting of the council in December following the statewide general election. No person shall be eligible to the office of council member who is not at the time of the election an actual resident of the ward for which he or she is elected and a registered voter. SourceLaws 1879, § 4, p. 194; R.S.1913, § 4996; C.S.1922, § 4165; C.S.1929, § 17-104; R.S.1943, § 17-104; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 6, p. 934; Laws 1973, LB 559, § 2; Laws 1979, LB 253, § 1; Laws 1981, LB 446, § 2; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 490. Cross ReferencesCity council, election, see section 32-533.Election Act, see section 32-101.Vacancies, see sections 32-568 and 32-569. AnnotationsEach ward in each city is required to have at least two councilmen elected by the qualified electors of their respective wards, and there is no such office as a councilman at large. State ex rel. Barron v. Neff, 87 Neb. 615, 127 N.W. 881 (1910).Councilman is required to be an elector. Haywood v. Marshall, 53 Neb. 220, 73 N.W. 449 (1897).An ordinance creating wards requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the councilmen. State ex rel. Grosshans v. Gray, 23 Neb. 365, 36 N.W. 577 (1888).