2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 17 CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND VILLAGES
17-104 City council; members; election; term; qualifications.

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.

Source

Laws 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 References

City council, election, see section 32-533.
Election Act, see section 32-101.
Vacancies, see sections 32-568 and 32-569.

Annotations Each 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).