Tecumseh Municipal Code

Ward Number 3 Ward Number 3 shall encompass all that part of Tecumseh, Nebraska, not included in Ward Number 1 and Ward Number 2 as previously defined. (Ref. 17-102 RS Neb.; 1-51, Code 1966) (Amended December 2001) ยง1-709 ELECTIONS: COUNCIL MEMBERS. City Council members shall be elected from the Municipality in their respective wards as set out in 1-708. City Council members shall serve for a term of four (4) years and shall be a resident and qualified elector. Each nominee for City Council member shall be a resident and qualified elector of the ward for which he is a candidate, and only residents of that ward may sign the candidate's nomination petitions. (Ref. 5-108 RS Neb.) ยง1-710 ELECTIONS: BALLOTS. The County Clerk shall provide printed ballots for every general Municipal election and the expense of printing and delivering the ballots and cards of instruction shall be a charge upon the Municipality. (Ref. 32-417, 32-418 RD Neb.) ยง1-711 ELECTIONS: CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. After the canvass of the vote at the Municipal election, the Municipal Clerk shall prepare a certificate of election for each person whom the Canvassing Board has declared to have received the highest vote, and in the form as nearly as possible prescribed by State Law, which shall be signed by the Mayor under the seal of the Municipality, and countersigned by the Municipal Clerk. The said certificate shall then be delivered to the persons so elected. (Ref. 19-3040, 19-3041, 32-4,111, 32-4,152 RS, Neb.) ยง1-712 RECALL PROCEDURE. A. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

FILING CLERK. The Election Commissioner or County Clerk. (Neb. RS 32-1301) B. 1. The Mayor, any member of the City Council, and any other elected official of the city may be removed from office by recall pursuant to this section.

2. The recall procedure and special election provisions of this section shall apply to members of the City Council who are elected by ward. Only registered voters of such member's ward may sign a recall petition or vote at the recall election. The recall election shall be held within the member's ward. When a member of the City Council is nominated by ward in the primary election and elected at large in the general election, the recall provisions shall apply to the registered voters at the general election. (Neb. RS 32-1302) C. 1. A petition demanding that the question of removing the Mayor, a member of the City Council, or any other elected official be submitted to the registered voters shall Ch. 1 Pg. 28