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NV Rev Stat § 294A.0025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0025 - "Advocates expressly" or "expressly advocates" defined.

Advocates expressly or "expressly advocates" means that a communication, taken as a whole, is susceptible to no other reasonable interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified candidate or group of candidates or a question or group of questions on the ballot at a primary election, general election or special election. A communication does not have to include the words "vote for," "vote against," "elect," "support" or other similar language to be considered a communication that expressly advocates the passage or defeat of a candidate or a question.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 3286; A 2013, 1331, 2379)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0035 - "Campaign expenses" defined.

Campaign expenses means:  1. All expenses incurred by a candidate for a campaign, including, without limitation:  (a) Office expenses;  (b) Expenses related to volunteers;  (c) Expenses related to travel;  (d) Expenses related to advertising;  (e) Expenses related to paid staff;  (f) Expenses related to consultants;  (g) Expenses related to polling;  (h) Expenses related to special events;  (i) Expenses related to a legal defense fund;  (j) Contributions made to another candidate, a nonprofit corporation that is registered or required to be registered pursuant to NRS 294A.225, a committee for political action that is registered or required to be registered pursuant to NRS 294A.230 or a committee for the recall of a public officer that is registered or required to be registered pursuant to NRS 294A.250;  (k) Fees for filing declarations of candidacy; and  (l) Repayment or forgiveness of a loan.   2. Expenditures, as defined in NRS 294A.0075.  3. The disposal of any unspent contributions pursuant to NRS 294A.160.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 3286; A 2013, 2380; 2019, 3400)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.005 - "Candidate" defined.

Candidate means any person:  1. Who files a declaration of candidacy;  2. Whose name appears on an official ballot at any election; or  3. Who has received one or more contributions in excess of $100, regardless of whether:  (a) The person has filed a declaration of candidacy; or  (b) The name of the person appears on an official ballot at any election.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1363; A 1981, 730; 1997, 239; 2007, 1186; 2015, 1178; 2019, 3401)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0055 - "Committee for political action" defined.

  1. "Committee for political action" means:  (a) Any group of natural persons or entities that solicits or receives contributions from any other person, group or entity and:  (1) Makes or intends to make contributions to candidates or other persons; or  (2) Makes or intends to make expenditures,  designed to affect the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or question on the ballot.  (b) Any business or social organization, corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization or labor union:  (1) Which has as its primary purpose affecting the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or any question on the ballot and for that purpose receives contributions in excess of $1,500 in a calendar year or makes expenditures in excess of $1,500 in a calendar year; or  (2) Which does not have as its primary purpose affecting the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or any question on the ballot, but for the purpose of affecting the outcome of any election or question on the ballot receives contributions in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year or makes independent expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year.  2. "Committee for political action" does not include:  (a) An organization made up of legislative members of a political party whose primary purpose is to provide support for their political efforts.  (b) An entity solely because it provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public.  (c) An individual natural person.  (d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, an individual corporation or other business organization who has filed articles of incorporation or other documentation of organization with the Secretary of State pursuant to title 7 of NRS.  (e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a labor union.  (f) A personal campaign committee or the personal representative of a candidate who receives contributions or makes expenditures that are reported as contributions or expenditures by the candidate.  (g) A committee for the recall of a public officer.  (h) A major or minor political party or any committee sponsored by a major or minor political party.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 2172; A 2001, 1429; 2007, 967; 2011, 2105; 2013, 1149, 1332, 2380; 2015, 1879)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.006 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.006 - "Committee for the recall of a public officer" defined.

Committee for the recall of a public officer means an organization that:  1. Receives any contributions, makes any contributions to candidates or persons or makes any expenditures that are designed to affect the recall of a public officer; or  2. Files a notice of intent to circulate the petition for recall.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1060; A 2003, 1711)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0065 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0065 - "Committee sponsored by a political party" defined.

Committee sponsored by a political party means any committee, group or organization that is officially affiliated with a political party and:  1. Makes or intends to make contributions to candidates or other persons; or  2. Makes or intends to make expenditures.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2379)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.007 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.007 - "Contribution" defined.

  1. "Contribution" means a gift, loan, conveyance, deposit, payment, transfer or distribution of money or of anything of value other than the services of a volunteer, and includes:  (a) The payment by any person, other than a candidate, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to a:  (1) Candidate;  (2) Person who makes an independent expenditure; or  (3) Committee for political action, political party or committee sponsored by a political party which makes an expenditure for or against a candidate or group of candidates,  without charge to the candidate, person, committee or political party.  (b) The value of services provided in kind for which money would have otherwise been paid, such as paid polling and resulting data, paid direct mail, paid solicitation by telephone, any paid paraphernalia that was printed or otherwise produced to promote a campaign and the use of paid personnel to assist in a campaign.   2. As used in this section, "volunteer" means a person who does not receive compensation of any kind, directly or indirectly, for the services provided to a campaign.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 730; A 1991, 1393; 1997, 239; 2007, 967; 2011, 2106, 3288; 2013, 1332, 2381)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0074 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0074 - "Election year" defined.

Election year means, with regard to a:  1. Candidate, the calendar year in which the primary election and general election are held for the public office for which the candidate is seeking election or intends to seek election.  2. Question on the ballot, the calendar year in which the election is held for the question.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3346)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0075 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0075 - "Expenditures" defined.

Expenditures means:  1. Money paid for advertising or communication on television, radio, billboards or posters, in newspapers or other periodicals or by mail; and  2. All other money paid,  to advocate expressly the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or group of candidates or the passage or defeat of a clearly identified question or group of questions on the ballot, including any payments made to a candidate or any person who is related to the candidate within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 730; A 1991, 1393; 1997, 238; 2003, 2995; 2011, 3287; 2013, 2381)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0076 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0076 - "General election" defined.

  "General election" includes:  1. A general election, as defined in NRS 293.060; and  2. A general city election, as defined in NRS 293.059.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1331, 2379)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0077 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0077 - "Independent expenditure" defined.

Independent expenditure means an expenditure which is made by a person who is not under the direction or control of a candidate for office, of a group of such candidates or of any person involved in the campaign of a candidate or group and which is made for or against a candidate or group and is not solicited or approved by a candidate or group.   (Added to NRS by 2013, 2379)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0078 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0078 - "Legal defense fund" defined.

Legal defense fund means an account established to defray attorney’s fees or other legal costs incurred by a candidate or public officer if such a candidate or public officer becomes subject to any civil, criminal or administrative claim or proceeding arising from a campaign, the electoral process or the performance of official duties.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3368)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.008 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.008 - Loan" defined.

Loan means a transfer of money, property or anything of value in exchange for an obligation to repay the transfer of money in whole or in part.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2294)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.0087 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.0087 - "Organization" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Organization means:  1. Any form of business or social organization; and  2. Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political party.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3953, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.009 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.009 - "Person" defined.

Person means:  1. A natural person;  2. Any form of business or social organization;  3. Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political party; or  4. A government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1373; A 1985, 514; 1997, 239)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.011 - "Personal use" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Personal use means any use of contributions to fulfill a commitment, obligation or expense of:  1. A candidate that would exist irrespective of his or her campaign.  2. A public officer that would exist irrespective of the duties of his or her public office,  as applicable.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3953, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.014 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.014 - "Primary election" defined.

Primary election includes:  1. A primary election, as defined in NRS 293.080; and  2. A primary city election, as defined in NRS 293.079.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1331, 2379)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.100 - Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate during certain period; penalty.

  1. A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate for any office, except a federal office, in an amount which exceeds $5,000 for the primary election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, and $5,000 for the general election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, during the period:  (a) Beginning January 1 of the year immediately following the last general election for the office and ending December 31 immediately following the next general election for the office, if that office is a state, district, county or township office; or  (b) Beginning from 30 days after the last election for the office and ending 30 days after the next general city election for the office, if that office is a city office.  2. A candidate shall not accept a contribution or commitment to make a contribution made in violation of subsection 1.  3. No contribution made, committed to be made or accepted pursuant to this section to a candidate for a primary election or general election affects the limitations on the amount of contributions that may be committed, contributed or accepted pursuant to NRS 294A.115 for a special election to recall a public officer.  4. A person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1401; A 1997, 240; 2011, 2106; 2013, 1333, 2381; 2015, 1880; 2019, 1633)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.112 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.112 - Making or assisting in making contribution in name of another person prohibited; accepting contribution made by person in name of another person prohibited; making contribution to committee for political action with knowledge and intent to circumvent contribution limit prohibited.

  1. A person shall not:  (a) Make a contribution in the name of another person;  (b) Knowingly allow his or her name to be used to cause a contribution to be made in the name of another person or assist in the making of a contribution in the name of another person;  (c) Knowingly assist a person to make a contribution in the name of another person;  (d) Knowingly accept a contribution made by a person in the name of another person; or  (e) Make a contribution to a committee for political action with the knowledge and intent that the committee for political action will contribute that money to a specific candidate which, in combination with the total contributions already made by the person for the same election, would violate the limitations on contributions set forth in this chapter.  2. As used in this section, "make a contribution in the name of another person" includes, without limitation:  (a) Giving money or an item of value, all or part of which was provided or reimbursed to the contributor by another person, without disclosing the source of the money or item of value to the recipient at the time the contribution is made; and  (b) Giving money or an item of value, all or part of which belongs to the person who is giving the money or item of value, and claiming that the money or item of value belongs to another person.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 236; A 2011, 3288)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.115 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.115 - Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate in special election to recall public officer during certain period; penalty.

  1. A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate in a special election to recall a public officer, in an amount which exceeds $5,000, regardless of the number of candidates for the office.  2. No contribution to a candidate in a recall election may be given or received except during the period:  (a) Beginning on the date that a notice of intent to recall a public officer is filed pursuant to NRS 306.015; and   (b) Ending on the latest of the following dates:  (1) If a petition for recall is not submitted to the filing officer before the expiration of the notice of intent pursuant to the provisions of chapter 306 of NRS or is otherwise legally insufficient when submitted to the filing officer pursuant to the provisions of that chapter, on the date that the notice of intent expires or the petition is determined to be legally insufficient, as applicable.  (2) If the legal sufficiency of a petition for recall is challenged and a district court determines that the petition is legally:  (I) Sufficient pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS and the order of the district court is appealed, on the date on which all appeals regarding the petition are exhausted.  (II) Insufficient pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS, on the date on which the period to appeal the order of the district court expires or, if the order of the district court is appealed, on the date on which all appeals regarding the petition are exhausted.  (3) If a recall election is held, on the date of the special election to recall a public officer.  3. No contribution made, committed to be made or accepted pursuant to this section for a special election to recall a public officer affects the limitations on the amount of contributions that may be committed, contributed or accepted pursuant to NRS 294A.100 for a primary election or general election.  4. A candidate shall not accept a contribution or commitment to make a contribution made in violation of this section.  5. A person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1632)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.125 - Candidate who receives contributions in excess of $10,000 before year of election required to report contributions received, expenditures made and account balances in reporting periods; procedure for reporting; contents of reports.

  1. In addition to complying with the requirements set forth in NRS 294A.120 and 294A.200, a candidate who receives contributions in any year before the year in which the general election in which the candidate intends to seek election to public office is held shall, for:  (a) The year in which the candidate receives contributions in excess of $10,000, list:  (1) Each of the contributions received and the expenditures in excess of $100 made in that year;  (2) The total of all contributions received and expenditures which are $100 or less; and  (3) The balance in the account maintained by the candidate pursuant to NRS 294A.130 on the ending date of the reporting period.   (b) Each year after the year in which the candidate received contributions in excess of $10,000, until the year of the general election in which the candidate intends to seek election to public office is held, list:  (1) Each of the contributions received and the expenditures in excess of $100 made in that year;  (2) The total of all contributions received and expenditures which are $100 or less; and  (3) The balance in the account maintained by the candidate pursuant to NRS 294A.130 on the ending date of the reporting period.  2. The name and address of the contributor and the date on which the contribution was received must be included on the list for each contribution in excess of $100 and contributions that a contributor has made cumulatively in excess of that amount.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 294A.3733, the report must be filed electronically with the Secretary of State.  4. A report shall be deemed to be filed on the date it was received by the Secretary of State.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 236; A 1999, 2553, 3557; 2001, 274; 2001 Special Session, 168; 2003, 2997; 2005, 2296; 2011, 1701; 2013, 1335, 2384; 2017, 3350)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.128 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.128 - Candidate required to report loan guaranteed by third party, forgiveness of loan or written commitment for contribution; procedure for reporting; contents of report.

  1. In addition to complying with the requirements set forth in NRS 294A.120 and 294A.200, a candidate who receives a loan which is guaranteed by a third party, forgiveness of a loan previously made to the candidate or a written commitment for a contribution shall, for the period covered by the report filed pursuant to NRS 294A.120 or 294A.200, report:  (a) If a loan received by the candidate was guaranteed by a third party, the amount of the loan and the name and address of each person who guaranteed the loan;  (b) If a loan received by the candidate was forgiven by the person who made the loan, the amount that was forgiven and the name and address of the person who forgave the loan; and  (c) If the candidate received a written commitment for a contribution, the amount committed to be contributed and the name and address of the person who made the written commitment.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 294A.3733, the reports required by subsection 1 must be filed in the same manner and at the same time as the report filed pursuant to NRS 294A.120 or 294A.200.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2294; A 2011, 1702; 2013, 1336, 2385)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.130 - Deposit of contributions received in separate account; closing of separate account.

  1. Every candidate shall, not later than 1 week after receiving minimum contributions of $100, open and maintain a separate account in a financial institution located in the United States for the deposit of any contributions received. The candidate shall not commingle the money in the account with money collected for other purposes.  2. The candidate may close the separate account if the candidate:  (a) Was a candidate in a special election, after that election;  (b) Lost in the primary election, after the primary election; or  (c) Won the primary election, after the general election,  and as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.  3. Every committee for political action, committee sponsored by a political party and committee for the recall of a public officer shall, not later than 1 week after receiving contributions the sum of which, in the aggregate, is $1,000 or more, open and maintain a separate account in a financial institution located in the United States for the deposit of any contributions received. The committee for political action, committee sponsored by a political party or committee for the recall of a public officer shall not commingle the money in the account with money collected for other purposes.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 2140; A 1997, 242; 2013, 1336, 2385; 2017, 3307)
NV Rev Stat § 294A.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices|NRS 294A.190 - Disposition of contribution received by candidate from anonymous or unidentifiable contributor.

A candidate who receives a contribution of $100 or more from an anonymous or unidentifiable contributor shall, within 10 days after receiving the contribution, deliver the money to the State Treasurer or donate the money to a nonprofit entity. The State Treasurer shall deposit the money in the State General Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1392)