Nebraska § 19-421 Petitions; requirements; verification; costs

Nebraska Statutes

§ 19-421 — Petitions; requirements; verification; costs

Nebraska § 19-421

Ch. 19Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-421 (2026).

Text

All petitions provided for in the Municipal Commission Plan of Government Act shall be subject to and meet the requirements of sections  32-628  to  32-630 . Upon the filing of a petition, a city, upon passage of a resolution by the city council, and the county clerk or election commissioner of the county in which such city is located may by mutual agreement provide that the county clerk or election commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of legal voters. The city shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the county clerk or election commissioner.

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All petitions provided for in the Municipal Commission Plan of Government Act shall be subject to and meet the requirements of sections 32-628 to 32-630 . Upon the filing of a petition, a city, upon passage of a resolution by the city council, and the county clerk or election commissioner of the county in which such city is located may by mutual agreement provide that the county clerk or election commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of legal voters. The city shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the county clerk or election commissioner.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1911, c. 24, § 18, p. 164; R.S.1913, § 5305; C.S.1922, § 4528; C.S.1929, § 19-418; R.S.1943, § 19-421; Laws 1983, LB 281, § 1; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 515; Laws 2019, LB193, § 25. Annotations: Verification inadvertently omitted may be attached after petitions are filed. State ex rel. Miller v. Berg, 97 Neb. 63, 149 N.W. 61 (1914). A petition filed under Nebraska referendum act did not suspend an ordinance providing for an election and vote on question whether Nebraska City should proceed to condemn power company's property. Central Power Co. v. Nebraska City, 112 F.2d 471 (8th Cir. 1940).