32-602 Candidate; general requirements. - Nebraska Statutes

32-602. Candidate; general requirements.(1) Any person seeking an elective office shall be a registered voter at the time of filing for the office pursuant to section 32-606 or 32-611.(2) Any person filing for office shall meet the constitutional and statutory requirements of the office for which he or she is filing. If a person is filing for a partisan office, he or she shall be a registered voter affiliated with the appropriate political party if required pursuant to section 32-702. If the person is required to sign a contract or comply with a bonding or equivalent commercial insurance policy requirement prior to holding such office, he or she shall be at least nineteen years of age at the time of filing for the office.(3) The governing body of the political subdivision swearing in the officer shall determine whether the person meets all requirements prior to swearing in the officer. SourceLaws 1994, LB 76, § 170; Laws 2004, LB 884, § 17.