DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

 

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 5th of November, 2024 at the usual polling places in the election precincts of Douglas County, Nebraska, a general election will be held. The polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Said election will be for electing candidates for various offices. All races will not appear on every general election ballot as the candidates are elected by specific subdivisions, districts, or wards. At the same time, constitutional amendments, referendums, and initiative measures will be voted upon by the voters of the State of Nebraska. The Secretary of State will publish a true copy of the title and text of the amendments, referendums, and initiatives once each week for three consecutive weeks preceding the election. The following is a list of all offices, candidates, and issues that will appear on the general ballots.

 

Offices and Candidates

Appearing on the General Ballot

 

For President And Vice President

Of The United States (Partisan)

Donald J. Trump (Republican) - President

JD Vance (Republican) - Vice President

Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) - President

Tim Walz (Democratic) - Vice President

Chase Oliver (Libertarian) - President

Mike ter Maat (Libertarian) - Vice President

Cornel West (Legal Marijuana NOW) - President

Melina Abdullah (Legal Marijuana NOW) -

Vice President

Jill Stein (By Petition) - President

Samson Kpadenou (By Petition) -

Vice President

 

For United States Senator (Partisan)

Deb Fischer (Republican)

Dan Osborn (By Petition)

 

For United States Senator -

Two-Year Term (Partisan)

Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Preston Love Jr. (Democratic)

 

For U.S. House Of Representatives -

District Two (Partisan)

Don Bacon (Republican)

Tony Vargas (Democratic)

 

For Public Service Commissioner -

District Three (Partisan)

Tim Schram (Republican)

 

For Douglas County Clerk (Partisan)

Dan Esch (Democratic)

 

For Douglas County Commissioner -

District One (Partisan)

Roger Garcia (Democratic)

 

For Douglas County Commissioner -

District Three (Partisan)

Chris Rodgers (Democratic)

 

For Douglas County Commissioner -

District Five (Partisan)

Sean Kelly (Republican)

Brian J. Fahey (Democratic)

 

For Douglas County Commissioner -

District Seven (Partisan)

Mike Friend (Republican)

 

For Douglas County Public Defender

(Partisan)

Tom Riley (Democratic)

 

For Legislature -

District Five (Nonpartisan)

Margo R. Juarez

Gilbert Ayala

 

For Legislature -

District Seven (Nonpartisan)

Dunixi Guereca

Tim C. Pendrell

 

For Legislature -

District Nine (Nonpartisan)

Julia K. Palzer

John Cavanaugh Jr.

 

For Legislature -

District Eleven (Nonpartisan)

Terrell McKinney

 

For Legislature -

District Thirteen (Nonpartisan)

Nick Batter

Ashlei Spivey

 

For Legislature -

District Fifteen (Nonpartisan)

Dave Wordekemper

Roxie Kracl

 

For Legislature -

District Thirty-One (Nonpartisan)

Kathleen Kauth

Mary Ann Folchert

 

For Legislature -

District Thirty-Nine (Nonpartisan)

Tony Sorrentino

Allison Heimes

 

For State Board Of Education -

District Three (Nonpartisan)

Lisa Schonhoff

Bill McAllister

 

For State Board Of Education -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Liz Renner

LeDonna White Griffin

 

For Board Of Regents -

University Of Nebraska -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Elizabeth R. O’Connor

Jim Rogers

 

For Board Of Regents -

University Of Nebraska -

District Eight (Nonpartisan)

Barbara Weitz

Zachary Mellender

 

For Board Of Governors -

Metropolitan Community College -

District One (Nonpartisan)

Linda L. McDermitt

 

For Board Of Governors -

Metropolitan Community College -

District Two (Nonpartisan)

Brad Ashby

Jessica Powell

 

For Board Of Governors -

Metropolitan Community College -

District Three (Nonpartisan)

Adam Gotschall

Lynae Tucker-Chellew

 

For Board Of Governors -

Metropolitan Community College -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Zach Reinhardt

 

For Coordinating Council -

Learning Community -

District Two (Nonpartisan)

Sharnelle Shelton

Carol Hahn

 

For Coordinating Council -

Learning Community -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Stephen Bloom

Brooktynn Blood

Raquel Dixon Rodriguez

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict One (Nonpartisan)

Rodney Storm

Shawn Mohr Melotz

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict Three (Nonpartisan)

Larry Bradley

Grant Melotz

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict Five (Nonpartisan)

Rich Tesar

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict Seven

(Nonpartisan)

Brian Adams

Sheila Korth

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict Nine (Nonpartisan)

Pat Bonnett

 

For Board Of Directors -

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District - Subdistrict Nine (Nonpartisan)

(Cont.)

Anne M. Hubbard

 

For Board Of Directors -

Metropolitan Utilities District Of Omaha -

Subdivision One (Nonpartisan)

Jim Begley

 

For Board Of Directors -

Metropolitan Utilities District Of Omaha -

Subdivision Two (Nonpartisan)

David Friend

Patrick M. Brennan

 

For Board Of Directors -

Omaha Public Power District -

Subdivision Six (Nonpartisan)

Eric Williams

 

For Board Of Directors -

Omaha Public Power District -

Subdivision Seven (Nonpartisan)

John Hudson

 

For Board Of Directors -

Omaha Public Power District -

Subdivision Eight (Nonpartisan)

Mike Cavanaugh

Morgan Rye-Craft

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District One - Two-Year Term

(Nonpartisan)

Cornelius Williams

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Two (Nonpartisan)

Clarice Dombeck

David Levy

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Three - Two-Year Term

(Nonpartisan)

John G. Sullivan

Yanira Garcia

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Daniel Padilla

Scott Dobbe

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Five - Two-Year Term

(Nonpartisan)

Josh Corrigan

John McCann

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Six (Nonpartisan)

Curt Simon

 

For Board Of Directors -

Regional Metropolitan Transit Board

Of Omaha -

District Seven - Two-Year Term

(Nonpartisan)

Tim Lonergan

 

For Board Member -

Educational Service Unit Number Two -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

George J. Robertson

 

For Board Member -

Educational Service Unit Number Three -

District Two (Nonpartisan)

Ted Stilwill

 

For Board Member -

Educational Service Unit Number Three -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Mary Scarborough

 

For Board Member -

Educational Service Unit Number Three -

District Six (Nonpartisan)

Elizabeth Tompkins

Fred Tafoya

 

For Bennington Mayor (Nonpartisan)

Clint Adams

 

For Ralston Mayor (Nonpartisan)

Donald A. Groesser

Blake A. Tomlin

 

For Valley Mayor (Nonpartisan)

Cindy Grove

Jim Thiessen Jr.

 

For Bennington City Council -

Ward One (Nonpartisan)

No candidates filed for this office.

 

For Bennington City Council -

Ward Two (Nonpartisan)

Rob Hamilton

 

For Ralston City Council -

Ward One (Nonpartisan)

Scott Olsen

Timothy Brousek

 

For Ralston City Council -

Ward Two (Nonpartisan)

Bradley Ryan

Mark Krzemien

 

For Ralston City Council -

Ward Six (Nonpartisan)

Ben Preis

 

For Valley City Council (Nonpartisan)

Wendy Deane

Chris TenEyck

Jake Lewis

Melanie Hayden

 

For Board Of Trustees -

Village Of Boys Town (Nonpartisan)

Hilda S. Browne

 

For Board Of Trustees -

Village Of Boys Town (Nonpartisan)

(Cont.)

Angela J. Powers

 

For Board Of Trustees -

Village Of Waterloo (Nonpartisan)

Corie Sass

Bill Rotert

Nikki Ewing

 

For Board Of Education -

Arlington Public Schools #24

(Nonpartisan)

Gene Scrivner

Chase Kratochvil

Shanon Willmott

Steve Slykhuis

 

For Board Of Education -

Bennington Public Schools #59

(Nonpartisan)

Allyson Slobotski

Tim W. Dreessen

Joe Pick

Brittany Cameron

Tyler W. McGlade

Tracee Baker

 

For Board Of Education -

Douglas County West

Community Schools #15 (Nonpartisan)

Bill Koile Jr.

Luke Janke

Liz Mayer

James Wurtz

Ryan Moss

Cole Groteluschen

 

For Board Of Education -

Elkhorn Public Schools #10

(Nonpartisan)

Renee Vokt

Scot Ringenberg

Brett Elliott

Jennifer Shatel

 

For Board Of Education -

Fort Calhoun Community Schools #3

(Nonpartisan)

Joshua Christensen

Ryan J. Sevcik

Tony Dowling

 

For Board Of Education -

Fremont Public Schools #1

(Nonpartisan)

Todd Hansen

Pamela S. Murphy

Jon C. Ludvigsen

Steven Hansen

 

For Board Of Education -

Gretna Public Schools #37 (Nonpartisan)

Dawn M. Stock

Kyle Janssen

Rick Hollendieck

Spencer Lombardo

Kyle Johnson

Christopher Conroy

 

For Board Of Education -

Millard Public Schools #17 (Nonpartisan)

Allison Kinney-Walker

Linda Poole

Amanda McGill Johnson

Knut Haasch

Jennifer Meyer

Justin Curtis

 

For Board Of Education -

Omaha Public Schools -

Subdistrict One (Nonpartisan)

Ricky Smith

 

For Board Of Education -

Omaha Public Schools -

Subdistrict Three (Nonpartisan)

Nick Thielen

Paul Anderson

 

For Board Of Education -

Omaha Public Schools -

Subdistrict Five (Nonpartisan)

Gini Magnuson

Spencer Head

 

For Board Of Education -

Omaha Public Schools -

Subdistrict Seven (Nonpartisan)

Jane Erdenberger

 

For Board Of Education -

Omaha Public Schools -

Subdistrict Nine (Nonpartisan)

Erik Servellon

Kimara Snipes

 

For Board Of Education -

Ralston Public Schools #54

(Nonpartisan)

Katie Krause

Robin Richards

Samantha Willey

 

For Judge Of

The Workers Compensation Court

(Nonpartisan)

Julie A. Martin

 

For Judge Of

The Douglas County District Court -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

J Russell Derr

Jeffrey J. Lux

Horacio J. Wheelock

Tressa M. Alioth

 

For Judge Of

The Douglas County District Court -

District Four (Nonpartisan) (Cont.)

Leigh Ann Retelsdorf

Todd O. Engleman

 

For Judge Of

The Douglas County Court -

District Four (Nonpartisan)

Stephanie R. Hansen

 

For Judge Of

The Douglas County Juvenile Court

(Nonpartisan)

Amy N. Schuchman

Mary M.Z. Stevens

Candice J. Novak

 

Issue(s) Appearing on the General Ballot

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

Charter Amendment 1

Shall Section 2.05 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha be amended to (1) provide that a city councilmember who is no longer a resident of the district that they were elected to represent forfeits their position; (2) provide that a city councilmember who is absent for four consecutive meetings without such absences being excused by the City Council forfeits their position; and (3) to insert a provision that allows the City Council to remove a city councilmember for violation of a code of conduct that is adopted by six members of the City Council after a public hearing for certain serious violations?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

Charter Amendment 2

Shall Section 5.16 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha be amended to increase the monetary amount which requires public bidding from $20,000 to $50,000 to make it consistent with recent revisions to Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter that increased the threshold for when contracts need City Council approval?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$80,900,000 Street And Highway

Transportation Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of eighty million, nine hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($80,900,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of streets, highways and bridges, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be eighty million, nine hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($80,900,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$146,000,000 Public Facilities Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of one hundred forty-six million and no/100 dollars ($146,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping and rehabilitating police buildings and facilities, fire stations, branch libraries, park maintenance facilities, auditorium support facilities, arena and convention center facilities, public works storage facilities and city wide building renovations and replacements and other public facilities of the City of Omaha, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be one hundred forty-six million and no/100 dollars ($146,000,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$10,000,000 Park & Recreation Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of ten million and no/100 dollars ($10,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of various park and recreation improvement projects of City of Omaha, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be ten million and no/100 dollars ($10,000,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$72,000,000 Street Preservation Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of seventy-two million and no/100 dollars ($72,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of streets, highways, including neighborhood, collector, and arterial streets in all seven (7) city council districts and bridges, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be seventy-two million and no/100 dollars ($72,000,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$10,000,000 Public Safety Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of ten million and no/100 dollars ($10,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of various capital expenditures of the city police and fire departments, including vehicles and equipment, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be ten million and no/100 dollars ($10,000,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

$14,500,000 Environment Sewer Bonds

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of fourteen million five hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($14,500,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending and equipping of storm sewers and drainage, channel stabilization, or any other sewer construction for the Missouri River flood control system, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be fourteen million five hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($14,500,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the debt services tax levy rate of the City of Omaha over the levy increase approved in 2020?

 

Special City Of Omaha Election

Establishing A Good Life District

Economic Development Program

A vote “FOR” establishing a Good Life District Economic Development Program shall grant the City of Omaha the authority to create such programs which allow the use of revenue collected within a Good Life District, but does not permit the City to appropriate property taxes to such program or to appropriate local option sales and use tax or occupation tax sourced from outside the Good Life District to such Program.

 

A vote “AGAINST” will not allow the City to establish such program.

 

Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to establish a Good Life District Economic Development Program for any area within the City which is included in a Good Life District established pursuant to the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and shall the City be authorized to appropriate the local sources of revenue collected within such Good Life District Program area, which may include local option sales and use taxes and occupation taxes, established pursuant to and as permitted by the Good Life District Economic Development Act?

 

Dated this 20th day of September, 2024.

 

Brian W. Kruse

Douglas County Election Commissioner

 

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