All candidate filing forms shall contain the following statement: I hereby swear that I will abide by the laws of the State of Nebraska regarding the results of the primary and general elections, that I am a registered voter and qualified to be elected, and that I will serve if elected. Candidate filing forms shall be filed with the following filing officers:
(1) For candidates for national, state, or congressional office, directors of public power and irrigation districts, directors of reclamation districts, directors of natural resources districts, members at large of the boards of educational service units, members of governing boards of community colleges, delegates to national conventions, and other offices filled by election held in more than one county and judges desiring retention, in the office of the Secretary of State. Candidate filing forms for such officers shall be accompanied by a certificate of registration obtained by the candidate under section 32-316;
(2) For officers elected within a county, in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk. If the candidate is not a resident of the county, he or she shall submit a certificate of registration obtained under section 32-316 with the candidate filing form;
(3) For representatives from the county in which they reside on the boards of educational service units, in the office of the election commissioner or county clerk;
(4) 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. If the candidate is not a resident of the county, he or she shall submit a certificate of registration obtained under section 32-316 with the candidate filing form; and
(5) 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. When the city or village clerk is deputized to take filings, he or she shall return all filings to the office of the election commissioner or county clerk by the end of the next business day following the filing deadline.