This section will work to provide you with necessary forms and information regarding the election process. If you have detailed questions please contact Ted or Danny at the County Clerks Office by calling 402-987-2127. Any forms below can be printed out, filled out, then mailed to the Dakota County Clerks Office at PO Box 39, Dakota City, NE 68731

Choose one of the following: 

Register to Vote and Voter Information

Early Voter Information (aka Absentee)

Statewide & County Election Results

Candidate Filing Information and Forms

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Register to Vote and voter information

Register to Vote or Register to Vote (Spanish Form)
Am I Registered to Vote?
What is my polling place?
Voter Frequently Asked Questions.
Are you interested in becoming an Election worker? Please view our brochure

2010 General Election Sample Ballots

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Early Voter Information (aka Absentee)

Early Voter Application(aka Absentee) (Earliest we are allowed to accept Applications is 120 Days before Election- Statute 32-941)

Are you a Uniformed Service Member of Family Member and would like to vote absentee?  

Are you citizen living outside the United States and would like to vote absentee?

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Statewide & County Election Results

State-Wide Results
2008 Secretary of State State-wide General Election Results
2008 Secretary of State State-wide General Election Voter Registration Figures
2010 Secretary of State State-wide General Election Results
2010 Secretary of State State-wide General Election Voter Registration Figures

Dakota County Results
2010 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results
2008 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results
2006 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results
2004 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results
2002 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results
2000 Dakota County General & Primary Election Results

Here are the candidate filing deadlines for the May 15, 2012, statewide primary election:

• The deadline for incumbents to file is Feb. 15, 2012. An incumbent is anyone who holds elective office, including a person who holds one elective office and wants to file for another elective office. No incumbent who resigns from elective office prior to the expiration of his or her term shall file for any office after Feb. 15, 2012.
• The deadline for non-incumbents to file is March 1st.
  

Candidate filing forms shall be filed with the following officials:

• For candidates for state or congressional offices, public power and irrigation districts, reclamation districts, natural resources districts, educational service units, community colleges, offices filled by election held in more than one county and judges desiring retention, in the Secretary of State’s Office.
• For officers elected within a county, in the office of the Election Commissioner or County clerk.
• For officers in school districts which include land in adjoining counties, in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk of the county in which the greatest number of registered voters entitled to vote for the officers reside.
• For city or village officers, in the office of the city or village clerk, except that in the case of joint elections, the filing may be either in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk or in the office of the city or village clerk with deputized personnel; however, the filing fee, if any must be remitted to the City or Village Clerk prior to filing with the County Election Official. Commissioner. The receipt for said fees must accompany the Candidate Filing Form filed with the Election Official.

If you have questions regarding filing for office, please contact the Secretary of State’s Office at (402) 471-2555.

2012 Candidate Filings  - a list of the candidates who have filed.

Forms
NON PARTISAN OFFICE CANDIDATE FILING FORM for PRIMARY ELECTION & GENERAL ELECTION- This is a Non-Partisan filing form.  An Example use of this form is School Board and Village Board Filings and candidates for legislature, Educational Service Units, NRD's etc. Please note that the filing deadlines for the Village Board is July 16^th for incumbents and
August 1, 2012 for non incumbents.

PARTISAN OFFICE CANDIDATE FILING FORM for PRIMARY ELECTION & GENERAL ELECTION - This is a Partisan Filing Form.  An Example use of this form is County Commissioner, County Attorney, County Treasurer, County Clerk, Clerk of the District Court, County Sheriff, Public Defender and other County and State Elective Offices.

Statement of Financial Interests - NADC Form C-1 (Word format) or Form C-1 (PDF Printable Format) 
Helpful Tips for Completing your Statement of Financial Interests

Candidate Filing Fee Schedule for 2012

Voter List Request - print then fill out this form and return to our office to obtain a list of voters. This list is 3 cents per name, or 4 cents per name if you wish to have them printed on labels. The list can be provided in a digital format or printed format.

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