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NRS 293.187 Certification of names of persons for whom candidacy papers have been filed. 1. Not later than 5 working days after the last day on which a candidate for nonjudicial office may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.202: (a) The Secretary of State shall for…

NRS 293.190 Certification of names of persons nominated at primary election. Not later than 15 days after the primary election at which candidates are nominated for any public office: 1. The Secretary of State shall certify to each county clerk the name of each person nominated a…

NRS 293.193 Filing fees. 1. Fees as listed in this section for filing declarations of candidacy must be paid to the filing officer by cash, cashier’s check or certified check. Presidential preference primary candidate................................................... $1,000 Unit…

NRS 293.194 Return of filing fee to certain candidates. The filing fee of an independent candidate who files a petition pursuant to NRS 293.200 or 298.109, of a candidate of a minor political party or of a candidate of a new major political party, must be returned to the candidat…

NRS 293.195 Nonpartisan offices. 1. Judicial offices, school offices, the office of county sheriff, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, city and town officers, the office of constable, the State Board of Education and members of boards of hospital trustees of public…

NRS 293.196 Each office of justice of the Supreme Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election. For purposes of elections only, the Secretary of State shall establish designations which separately identify each office of justice of the Supreme Court. Before any p…

NRS 293.1965 Each office of judge of the Court of Appeals constitutes separate office for nomination and election. For the purposes of elections only, the Secretary of State shall establish designations which separately identify each office of judge of the Court of Appeals. Befor…

NRS 293.197 Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties. 1. In any judicial district that has more than one district judge, each department is a separate office for the purposes of nominating and elec…

NRS 293.198 Each department of Justice Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election. In any township which has more than one justice of the peace, each department is a separate office for the purposes of nominating and electing the justice of the peace of that de…

NRS 293.200 Independent candidates: Qualification; petition of candidacy; time limit for challenge; declaration of candidacy. 1. An independent candidate for partisan office must file with the appropriate filing officer as set forth in NRS 293.185: (a) A copy of the petition of c…

NRS 293.202 Withdrawal of candidacy; rescission. 1. A withdrawal of candidacy for office must be in writing and must be presented by the candidate in person, within 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing, to the officer whose duty it is t…

NRS 293.203 Contents and publication of notice of primary or general election. Immediately upon receipt by the county clerk of the certified list of candidates for judicial and nonjudicial office from the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.187, the county clerk shall publish …

NRS 293.204 Period for filing declaration of candidacy for special election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 306.110, if a special election is held pursuant to the provisions of this title, the Secretary of State shall prescribe the period during which a candidate must file a…

NRS 293.2045 Remedies in preelection actions challenging candidates who fail to meet qualifications for office; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; applicability. 1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provi…

NRS 293.205 Establishment, abolishment, alteration and consolidation; boundaries. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.208, on or before the third Wednesday in March of every even-numbered year, the county clerk shall establish election precincts, define the boundaries ther…

NRS 293.206 Submission of maps to Secretary of State and Legislative Counsel Bureau; determination of statutory compliance; revisions. 1. On or before the last day in March of every even-numbered year, the county clerk shall provide the Secretary of State and the Director of the …

NRS 293.207 Establishment on basis of number of voters therein; maximum number of voters; consolidation of precincts. 1. Election precincts must be established on the basis of the number of registered voters therein, with a maximum of 5,000 registered voters who are not designate…

NRS 293.208 Limitations on creation, division, abolition, consolidation and alteration during certain periods; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 5 and in NRS 293.206, no election precinct may be created, divided, abolished or consolidated, or the…

NRS 293.209 Creation or change of election district during certain period in year of general or general city election prohibited; annexation not prohibited during year of election. 1. A political subdivision of this State shall not create, divide, change the boundaries of, abolis…

NRS 293.210 Establishment of new election precinct: Petition and conditions. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.208, a new precinct may be established upon petition of 10 or more registered voters, permanently residing in the area sought to be constituted a precinct, stating…

NRS 293.217 Appointment of officers by county clerk; appointment of deputy sheriffs for elections; appointment of trainees. 1. The county clerk of each county shall appoint and notify registered voters to act as election board officers for the various polling places in the county…

NRS 293.2175 Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation. 1. The county clerk may appoint a pupil as a trainee for the position of election board officer. To qualify for such an appointment, the pupil must be: (a) A United States citizen, a…

NRS 293.218 Recommendations by chair of election board of persons for service on election board. The county clerk may provide by rule or regulation for the: 1. Recommendation, by the persons selected as chairs of election boards, of suitable persons to serve as members of electio…

NRS 293.220 Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee. Upon the selection of persons to act as election board officers pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as trainees pursuant to NRS 293.2175, the county clerk shall deliver, by mail or other means, notifications of the appoi…

NRS 293.223 Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement. If any person appointed to serve as an election board officer pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as a trainee pursuant to NRS 293.2175 is unwilling to serve as appointed, the person shall noti…

NRS 293.225 Continuing powers and duties of election boards; reserve officers of election board; procedure for filling vacancies. 1. Members of election boards continue as such from the day before the day of the election, until the time for filing contests of the election has exp…

NRS 293.227 Designation of chair; duties; restrictions upon participation of trainees; training; travel expenses for training. 1. Each election board must have one member designated as the chair by the county or city clerk. The election boards shall make the records of election r…

NRS 293.247 Regulations of Secretary of State for conduct of elections; interpretations; distribution of information to county and city clerks. 1. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations, not inconsistent with the election laws of this State, for the conduct of primary, pr…

NRS 293.250 Secretary of State to prescribe procedures and requirements relating to certain election-related computer systems and form of ballots and other election-related documents; requirements for statewide measures and other printed matter on ballots; authority of county cle…

NRS 293.2502 Elections procedures manual: Requirements; submission to Legislative Commission. 1. At least once every 2 years, the Secretary of State shall prepare, maintain and publish an elections procedures manual to ensure correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency i…

NRS 293.2504 Training course related to elections procedures. 1. The Secretary of State shall develop and provide a training course to each county clerk and city clerk related to elections procedures, including, without limitation, the procedures set forth in the elections proced…

NRS 293.2506 Requests by Secretary of State for information or data from county or city clerk concerning current election cycle. Except as otherwise provided in this title, if the Secretary of State requests any information or data relating to the current election cycle from a co…

NRS 293.252 Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum; duties of committees; Secretary of State required to reject libelous or factually inaccurate state…

NRS 293.253 Publication of certain statewide measures: Duties of Secretary of State and county clerk; costs. 1. The Secretary of State shall provide each county clerk with copies of any proposed constitution or constitutional amendment which will appear on the general election ba…

NRS 293.2543 Short title. NRS 293.2546 may be cited as the Voters’ Bill of Rights. (Added to NRS by 2003, 680)

NRS 293.2546 Legislative declaration of voters’ rights. The Legislature hereby declares that each voter has the right: 1. To receive and cast a ballot that: (a) Is written in a format that allows the clear identification of candidates; and (b) Accurately records the voter’s prefe…

NRS 293.2549 Duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks. 1. The Secretary of State, each county clerk and each city clerk shall: (a) Make the Voters’ Bill of Rights readily available to the public; (b) Maintain a copy of the Voters’ Bill of Rights in his or her of…

NRS 293.2555 Privilege for political vote. In addition to the right to claim the privilege for voters recognized by NRS 49.315 in proceedings governed by title 4 of NRS, a voter who casts a vote legally at an election may not, in any other proceedings or circumstances, be compell…

NRS 293.256 Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation. In any election regulated by this chapter, the names of candidates as printed on the ballot shall not include any title, designation or other reference which will indicate th…

NRS 293.2565 Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in any election regulated by this chapter, the name of a candidat…

NRS 293.257 Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates’ names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election. 1. There must be a separate primary ballot f…

NRS 293.260 Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions. 1. If there is no contest of election for nomination to a particular office, neither the title of the office n…

NRS 293.263 Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception. On the primary ballots for a major political party, the name of the major political party must appear at the top of the ballot. Except as otherwise provided in…

NRS 293.265 Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception. On nonpartisan primary ballots, there must appear at the top of the ballot the designation “Nonpartisan Offices.” Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following thi…

NRS 293.267 Ballot for general election: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception; indication of party name, “no political party” or “nonpartisan” or abbreviations thereof; order of appearance of certain statewide measures. 1. Ballots for a general electi…

NRS 293.2673 Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used. 1. A ballot prepared for use in an election in this State must be dated and marked in such a manner as to indicate clearly at which election the ballot will be used. 2. If a ballot include…