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NV Rev Stat § 298.109 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 298 - Presidential Electors and Elections|NRS 298.109 - Nomination of independent candidates for President and Vice President; challenge to candidacy.

  1. A person who desires to be an independent candidate for the office of President of the United States must, not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday in August in each year in which a presidential election is to be held, pay a filing fee of $250 and file with the Secretary of State a declaration of candidacy and a petition of candidacy, in which the person must also designate a nominee for Vice President. The petition must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to not less than 1 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for candidates for the offices of Representative in Congress and must request that the names of the proposed candidates be placed on the ballot at the general election that year. The candidate shall file a copy of the petition the person intends to circulate for signatures with the Secretary of State before the petition may be circulated for signatures.  2. The petition may consist of more than one document. Each document must bear the name of a county and only registered voters of that county may sign the document. The documents which are circulated for signature in a county must be submitted to that county clerk for verification in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 25 working days before the last day to file the petition of candidacy with the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1. Each person signing shall add to his or her signature the address of the place at which he or she resides, the date that he or she signs and the name of the county wherein he or she is registered to vote. Each document of the petition must also contain the affidavit of the person who circulated the document that all signatures thereon are genuine to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief and were signed in his or her presence by persons registered to vote in that county.  3. If the candidacy of any person who seeks to qualify pursuant to this section is challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must be filed with the First Judicial District Court not later than 5 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday in August. Any judicial proceeding relating to the challenge must be set for hearing not later than 5 days after the fourth Tuesday in August.  4. The county clerk shall not disqualify the signature of a voter who fails to provide all the information required by this section if the voter is registered in the county named on the document.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 404; A 1983, 1289; 1985, 270; 1987, 1375; 1989, 2173; 1993, 2670; 1999, 3561; 2013, 1233; 2017, 3371)
NV Rev Stat § 298.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 298 - Presidential Electors and Elections|NRS 298.250 - Voting by former residents; regulations.

  1. If a former resident of the State of Nevada otherwise qualified to vote in another state in any election for President and Vice President of the United States has commenced his or her residence in the other state after the 30th day next preceding that election and for this reason does not satisfy the requirements for registration in the other state, the former resident may vote for President and Vice President only in that election:  (a) In person in the county of the State of Nevada which was his or her former residence, if the former resident is otherwise qualified to vote there; or  (b) By absent ballot in the county of the State of Nevada which was his or her former residence, if the former resident is otherwise qualified to vote there and complies with the applicable requirements of NRS 293.3088 to 293.340, inclusive.  2. The Secretary of State may, in a manner consistent with the election laws of this State, adopt regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 261; A 1983, 1290; 2001, 1954; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 64)
NV Rev Stat § 298.259 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 298 - Presidential Electors and Elections|NRS 298.259 - Voting by new residents; regulations.

  1. If a new resident of the State of Nevada otherwise qualified to vote in another state in any election for President and Vice President of the United States has commenced his or her residence in this State after the 30th day next preceding that election and for this reason does not satisfy the requirements for registration in this State, the new resident may vote for President and Vice President in this State.  2. If a new resident of the State of Nevada wishes to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States pursuant to this section, the new resident must:  (a) Apply to the county clerk for the appropriate ballot using the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; and  (b) Vote only in the office of the county clerk during regular office hours.  3. A county clerk, upon receipt of an application pursuant to this section, shall provide the applicant a ballot and any other materials necessary to vote only for President and Vice President of the United States.  4. A vote cast pursuant to this section must not be:  (a) Combined with the total of a precinct but must be segregated at the precinct and then combined with the totals for the county.   (b) Included in precinct, district, county or state totals for other electoral purposes.   5. The Secretary of State may, in a manner consistent with the election laws of this State, adopt regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1954)
NV Rev Stat § 304.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.010 - Nomination and election.

At the primary and general election next preceding the expiration of the time for which any United States Senator was elected or appointed to represent the State of Nevada in the United States Senate, candidates for United States Senator may be nominated and elected in the same manner as provided by law for the nomination and election of state officers.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 281)
NV Rev Stat § 304.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.030 - Governor to appoint qualified person upon vacancy in office.

In case of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may appoint some qualified person to fill the vacancy, who shall hold office until the next general election and until his or her successor shall be elected and seated.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 281)
NV Rev Stat § 304.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.040 - Nomination of candidates; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 304.200 to 304.250, inclusive, party candidates for Representative in Congress shall be nominated in the same manner as state officers are nominated.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 282; A 2003, 766)
NV Rev Stat § 304.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.050 - Election.

  1. At the general election in each even-numbered year, there shall be elected the number of Representatives in the Congress of the United States to which the State of Nevada is entitled.  2. Representatives in Congress shall be elected by the registered voters of their respective districts.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 282)
NV Rev Stat § 304.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.060 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 304.060 to 304.120, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Block" means the smallest geographical unit whose boundaries were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce in its topographically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system.  2. "Block group" means a combination of blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit.  3. "Census tract" means a combination of block groups.  4. "Census voting district" means the voting district:  (a) Based on the geographic and population databases compiled by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce as revised by the State Demographer pursuant to NRS 360.288 and validated and incorporated into the geographic information system by the Legislative Counsel Bureau for use by the Nevada Legislature; and  (b) Designated in the maps filed with the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 304.070.  5. "State Demographer" means the demographer employed by the Department of Taxation pursuant to NRS 360.283.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 926; A 1991, 1046; 2001 Special Session, 383; 2019, 986)
NV Rev Stat § 304.065 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.065 - Certain population counts involving state inmates must be used for apportionment of congressional districts.

The population counts for every block, block group and census tract as revised by the State Demographer pursuant to NRS 360.288 must be used for the apportionment of congressional districts.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 986)
NV Rev Stat § 304.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.070 - Copies of maps of congressional districts: Duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.

The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:  1. Retain in an office of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, copies of maps of the congressional districts described in NRS 304.100, 304.110 and 304.120.  2. Make available copies of the maps to any interested person for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of the maps.  3. File a copy of the maps with the Secretary of State.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1046; A 2001 Special Session, 384)
NV Rev Stat § 304.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.080 - Copies of maps of congressional districts: Duties of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall:  1. Provide to the clerk of each county and the clerk of Carson City, copies of the maps filed pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 304.070.  2. Make available copies of the maps to any interested person for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of the maps.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1046)
NV Rev Stat § 304.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.090 - Omitted area: Attachment to appropriate congressional district. [Superseded by the Congressional Districts based on the 2010 Census and approved by the Court pursuant to the Order set forth in the Appendix to Chapter 304 of NRS beginning at page 304-16, until the Legislature takes further action regarding apportionment of the Congressional Districts.]

  1. If any area of this State is omitted from the provisions of NRS 304.060 to 304.120, inclusive, inadvertently or by virtue of the complexities of the information supplied to the Legislature, the county clerk, the Carson City clerk or the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, upon discovery of the omission, shall notify the Secretary of State of the omission. The Secretary of State shall attach that area to the appropriate congressional district as follows:  (a) If the area is surrounded by a congressional district, the area must be attached to that district.  (b) If the area is contiguous to two or more congressional districts, the area must be attached to the district that has the least population.  2. Any attachments made pursuant to the provisions of this section must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State. No change may be made in any attachments until the districts are again reapportioned.  (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 377)
NV Rev Stat § 304.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.200 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 304.200 to 304.250, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 304.210 and 304.220 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 765)
NV Rev Stat § 304.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.210 - "Catastrophe" defined.

Catastrophe means a natural or man-made event that causes, by death or disappearance, a vacancy in at least one-fourth of the total number of offices in the United States House of Representatives, including any number of offices representing the State of Nevada, or at least one-half of the total number of offices representing the State of Nevada.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 765)
NV Rev Stat § 304.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.220 - "Disappearance" defined.

Disappearance means the inability to establish conclusively whether a Representative in Congress has survived a catastrophe.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 765)
NV Rev Stat § 304.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.230 - Governor to issue election proclamation; when election is to be conducted; consolidation with other elections.

  1. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, the Governor shall, within 7 days after the event giving rise to the vacancy, issue an election proclamation calling for a special election to fill the vacancy. The Governor shall specify the date of the special election in the proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the election must be conducted:  (a) As soon as practicable after the issuance of the proclamation;  (b) On a Tuesday; and  (c) Not more than 180 days after the issuance of the proclamation. If the vacancy is caused by a catastrophe, the election must be conducted not more than 90 days after the issuance of the proclamation.  2. A special election required pursuant to subsection 1 may be consolidated with a statewide election or local election scheduled to be conducted within 90 days after the issuance of the proclamation. The special election may be consolidated with a local election occurring wholly or partially within the same territory in which the vacancy exists only if the voters eligible to vote in the local election comprise at least 50 percent of all voters eligible to vote on the vacancy.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 765)
NV Rev Stat § 304.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 304 - Election of United States Senators and Representatives|NRS 304.240 - Issuance by Governor of election proclamation precludes holding of primary election; nomination of candidates; placement of names of candidates on ballot; conduct of election; application of general election laws; exception.

  1. If the Governor issues an election proclamation calling for a special election pursuant to NRS 304.230, no primary election may be held.   2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a candidate must be nominated in the manner provided in chapter 293 of NRS and must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 within the time prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.204, which must be established to allow a sufficient amount of time for the mailing of election ballots.   3. A candidate of a major political party is nominated by filing a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paying the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 within the time prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.204.   4. A minor political party that wishes to place its candidates on the ballot must file a list of its candidates with the Secretary of State not more than 46 days before the special election and not less than 32 days before the special election.   5. To have his or her name appear on the ballot, an independent candidate must file a petition of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer not more than 46 days before the special election and not less than 32 days before the special election.  6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 304.200 to 304.250, inclusive:  (a) The election must be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293 of NRS.  (b) The general election laws of this State apply to the election.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 765; A 2019, 3407)
NV Rev Stat § 306.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.005 - Informational pamphlet describing requirements of chapter; fee.

  1. The Secretary of State shall prepare an informational pamphlet describing the requirements for filing and circulating a petition to recall a public officer pursuant to this chapter. The pamphlet must include:  (a) A copy of Section 9 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada;  (b) A copy of chapter 306 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter;  (c) A copy of all other relevant provisions of NRS;  (d) A sample petition to demonstrate an acceptable format for such a petition; and  (e) Such other information as the Secretary of State deems necessary.  2. A copy of the pamphlet must be distributed to any person who requests such information upon payment of any applicable fee. The Secretary of State may charge a fee for the pamphlet which must not exceed the cost of preparing and printing the pamphlet.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2406)
NV Rev Stat § 306.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.011 - Regulations.

The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2407)
NV Rev Stat § 306.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.017 - Employment by filing officer of independent legal counsel to provide advice concerning recall of public officer who is legal adviser.

If a notice of intent to circulate a petition to recall any public officer who is a legal adviser for the State or for a county, district or municipality is filed, the officer with whom the notice is filed may employ independent legal counsel to provide advice concerning the recall, at the expense of the State or the county, district or municipality electing that public officer.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1114)
NV Rev Stat § 306.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.020 - Public officers subject to recall; eligibility to sign petition; required contents of petition.

  1. Every public officer in the State of Nevada is subject to recall from office by the registered voters of the State or of the county, district or municipality that the public officer represents, as provided in this chapter and Section 9 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.  2. A public officer who is appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of an elective office:  (a) Is subject to recall in the same manner as provided for a public officer elected to that office; and  (b) For the purposes of recall, shall be deemed to have been elected to that office at the same election at which the former elected officeholder or candidate was elected before the vacancy in that office.  3. The petition to recall a public officer may be signed by any registered voter of the State or of the county, district, municipality or portion thereof that the public officer represents who actually voted in the election at which the public officer was elected.  4. The petition must:  (a) Set forth the reason why the recall is demanded, which must appear on each signature page of the petition;  (b) Contain the residence addresses of the signers and the date that the petition was signed;  (c) Contain a statement of the minimum number of signatures necessary to the validity of the petition;  (d) Contain at the top of each page and immediately above the signature line, in at least 10-point bold type, the words "Recall Petition";  (e) Include the date that a notice of intent was filed; and  (f) Have the designation: "Signatures of registered voters seeking the recall of ................ (name of public officer for whom recall is sought)" on each page if the petition contains more than one page.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 282; A 1963, 1385; 1969, 197; 1971, 159; 1975, 1166; 1981, 22; 1987, 698; 1989, 1062; 2009, 168; 2015, 1884; 2019, 1657)
NV Rev Stat § 306.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.025 - Misrepresenting intent or content of petition for recall prohibited; penalty.

[Replaced in revision by NRS 306.210.]
NV Rev Stat § 306.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.030 - Petition may consist of number of copies; each page must meet certain requirements; each copy must be verified by circulator.

  1. The petition may consist of any number of copies which are identical in form with the original, except for the name of the county and the signatures and addresses of the residences of the signers. The pages of the petition with the signatures and of any copy must be consecutively numbered. Each page must bear the name of a county, and only registered voters of that county may sign the page.  2. Every copy must be verified by the circulator thereof, who shall swear or affirm, before a person authorized by law to administer oaths, that the statements and signatures contained in the petition are true to the best of the circulator’s knowledge and belief. The verification must also contain a statement of the number of signatures being verified by the circulator.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 282; A 1963, 1386; 1975, 1167; 1985, 1219; 1987, 1375; 1993, 2408; 2003, 1713)
NV Rev Stat § 306.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.035 - Signature verification by county clerk; all documents must be submitted to county clerk at same time.

  1. Before a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office is filed with the Secretary of State as the filing officer pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 306.015, each county clerk must verify, pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, the document or documents which were circulated for signature within the clerk’s county.  2. Before a petition to recall a public officer who does not hold a statewide office is filed with the filing officer pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 306.015, the county clerk must verify, pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, the document or documents which were circulated for signatures within the clerk’s county.  3. If more than one document was circulated, all the documents must be submitted to the clerk at the same time.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1114; A 1987, 1376; 1999, 3563; 2019, 1658)
NV Rev Stat § 306.045 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 306 - Recall of Public Officers|NRS 306.045 - Effect of resignation by public officer subject to proceedings for recall.

If a public officer who is subject to a recall petition resigns his or her office:  1. Before the call for a special election is issued:  (a) The official with whom the petition to recall is filed shall cease any further proceedings regarding the petition;  (b) A vacancy occurs in that office; and  (c) The vacancy thereby created must be filled in the manner provided by law.  2. After the call for a special election is issued, the special election must be conducted.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2169)