Nebraska Statutes 32-1204. Separate election; joint election; costs; political subdivisions; duties
(1) Every political subdivision shall pay the cost of holding and conducting a separate election on its behalf by the election commissioner or county clerk. The election commissioner or county clerk shall fix and certify the total cost of the separate election to the political subdivision involved. Total cost shall include all chargeable costs as provided in section 32-1202.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-1204
- Election: shall mean any statewide or local primary, special, joint, or general election at which registered voters of the state or the political subdivision holding the election by ballot choose public officials or decide any questions and propositions lawfully submitted to them. See Nebraska Statutes 32-108
- Political subdivision: shall include a county, city, village, township, school district, public power district, sanitary and improvement district, metropolitan utilities district, rural or suburban fire protection district, natural resources district, regional metropolitan transit authority, community college, learning community coordinating council, educational service unit, hospital district, reclamation district, library board, airport authority, and any other unit of local government of the State of Nebraska. See Nebraska Statutes 32-112.02
- Political subdivision shall: include a county, city, village, township, school district, public power district, sanitary and improvement district, metropolitan utilities district, rural or suburban fire protection district, natural resources district, regional metropolitan transit authority, community college, learning community coordinating council, educational service unit, hospital district, reclamation district, library board, airport authority, and any other unit of local government of the State of Nebraska. See Nebraska Statutes 32-112.02
(2) Except as provided in section 32-1203, if any two or more political subdivisions hold a joint election, the election commissioner or county clerk shall fix and certify to each political subdivision joining in such election the portion of the total cost which each shall bear.
(3) If a special issue is placed on the ballot of a joint or separate election by any political subdivision, the election commissioner or county clerk shall charge such political subdivision for any additional costs in printing ballots and in publication.