The State of Nebraska is divided into eight districts for the election of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska as provided and described in sections 85-103.01 and 85-103.02. One regent from district number one and one regent from district number two shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1996 and each six years thereafter. One regent from district number six and one regent from district number seven shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1992 and each six years thereafter. One regent from district number three, one regent from district number four, one regent from district number five, and one regent from district number eight shall be elected at the statewide general election in 1994 and each six years thereafter. The regents shall serve for terms of six years or until their successors are elected and qualified. The regents shall be elected on the nonpartisan ballot.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 32-510

  • District: shall mean a subdivision of the state or of a county, city, village, or other political subdivision in which all registered voters residing within the district are entitled to participate in the election of any one or more candidates or in the determination by election of any question or proposition. See Nebraska Statutes 32-107
  • 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
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801