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NV Rev Stat § 293C.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.190 - Procedure for filling vacancy in nomination. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.115, a vacancy occurring in a nomination for a city office after the close of filing and on or before 5 p.m. of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of the year in which the general city election is held must be filled by filing a nominating petition that is signed by at least 1 percent of the persons who are registered to vote and who voted for that office at the last preceding general city election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.115, the petition must be filed not earlier than the third Tuesday in February and not later than the third Tuesday after the third Monday in March of the year in which the general city election is held. A candidate nominated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be elected only at a general city election, and the candidate’s name must not appear on the ballot for a primary city election.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.115, a vacancy occurring in a nomination for a city office after 5 p.m. of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and on or before 5 p.m. of the second Tuesday after the second Monday in April of the year in which the general city election is held must be filled by the person who received the next highest vote for the nomination in the primary city election.  3. Except to place a candidate nominated pursuant to subsection 1 on the ballot and except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.115, no change may be made on the ballot for the general city election after 5 p.m. of the second Tuesday after the second Monday in April of the year in which the general city election is held. If a nominee dies after that time and date, the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general city election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.  4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.115, a candidate nominated pursuant to subsection 1 must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee established by the governing body of the city on or before 5 p.m. on the date on which the nominating petition is filed pursuant to subsection 1 or on the third Tuesday after the third Monday in March of the year in which the general city election is held, whichever occurs first.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 3555; 2003, 677, 1709; 2019, 3398)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.190 - Procedure for filling vacancy in nomination. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

  1. A vacancy occurring in a nomination for a city office before 5 p.m. of the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general city election is held must be filled by the person who received the next highest vote for the nomination in the primary city election if a primary city election was held for that city office. If no primary city election was held for that city office or if there was not more than one person who was seeking the nomination in the primary city election, a person may become a candidate for the city office at the general city election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee established by the governing body of the city before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July.  2. No change may be made on the ballot for the general city election after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general city election is held. If, after that time and date:  (a) A nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent; or  (b) A vacancy in the nomination is otherwise created,  the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general city election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 3555; 2003, 677, 1709; 2019, 3398, 3424, 3542, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.195 - Procedure for withdrawing candidacy.

A withdrawal of candidacy for a city office must be in writing and presented to the city clerk by the candidate in person within 2 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 3556; 2019, 3399)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.200 - Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

  1. In addition to any other requirement provided by law, no person may be a candidate for a city office unless, for at least the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for the office that the person seeks, the person has in accordance with NRS 281.050, actually, as opposed to constructively, resided in the city or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains and, if elected, over which he or she will have jurisdiction or which he or she will represent.  2. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement regarding the person’s residency in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 2164; 2001, 678; 2017, 3306; 2019, 3399)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.220 - Appointment of officers by city clerk; appointment of law enforcement officers for polling places; appointment of trainees.

  1. The city clerk shall appoint and notify registered voters to act as election board officers for the various polling places and precincts in the city as provided in NRS 293.225, 293.227, 293C.227 to 293C.245, inclusive, and 293C.382. No candidate for nomination or election or a relative of the candidate within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity may be appointed as an election board officer. Immediately after election board officers are appointed, if requested by the city clerk, the chief law enforcement officer of the city shall:  (a) Appoint an officer for each polling place in the city and for the central election board or the absent ballot central counting board; or  (b) Deputize, as an officer for the election, an election board officer for each polling place and for the central election board or the absent ballot central counting board. The deputized officer may not receive any additional compensation for the services he or she provides as an officer during the election for which the officer is deputized.  Officers so appointed and deputized shall preserve order during hours of voting and attend the closing of the polls.  2. The city clerk may appoint a trainee for the position of election board officer as set forth in NRS 293C.222.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3424; A 1999, 270; 2007, 2609; 2015, 3166)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.222 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.222 - Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation.

  1. The city 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 resident of Nevada and a resident of the city in which the pupil serves;  (b) Enrolled in high school; and  (c) At the time of service, at least 16 years of age.  2. The city clerk may only appoint a pupil as a trainee if:  (a) The pupil is appointed without party affiliation;  (b) The city clerk sends the pupil a certificate stating the date and hours that the pupil will act as a trainee;  (c) At least 20 days before the election in which the pupil will act as a trainee, the principal of the high school or the assigned school counselor of the pupil receives the city clerk’s certificate and a written request signed by the pupil’s parent or guardian to be excused from school for the time specified in the certificate;  (d) The principal of the high school or the assigned school counselor of the pupil approves the pupil’s request; and  (e) The pupil attends the training class required by NRS 293B.260.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the city clerk may assign a trainee such duties as the city clerk deems appropriate. The city clerk shall not require the trainee to perform those duties later than 10 p.m., or any applicable curfew, whichever is earlier.  4. The city clerk may compensate a trainee for service at the same rate fixed for election board officers generally.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 265; A 2003, 1658; 2015, 3167; 2019, 4108)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.225 - Recommendations by chair of persons suitable for service.

The city 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 election boards; and  2. Recommendations, by the chairs, of suitable persons to serve in the case of vacancies.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3424)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.227 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.227 - Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee.

Upon the selection of persons to act as election board officers pursuant to NRS 293C.220 or as trainees pursuant to NRS 293C.222, the city clerk shall deliver, by mail or other means, notifications of the appointments to those persons.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.228 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.228 - 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 293C.220 or as a trainee pursuant to NRS 293C.222 is unwilling to serve as appointed, the person shall notify the city clerk within 5 days after receipt of the notification that he or she is unwilling to serve, whereupon the city clerk shall appoint some other registered voter to serve at the election.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.230 - Appointment of single central election board for mailing precincts.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.240, one election board must be appointed by the city clerk for all mailing precincts within the city and must be designated the central election board. The city clerk shall deliver the mailed ballots to that board in his or her office, and the board shall count the votes on those ballots in the manner required by law.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3424; A 2007, 2609)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.240 - Appointment and duties of absent ballot central counting board; no central election board if absent ballot central counting board appointed.

  1. When it appears to the satisfaction of the city clerk that an absent ballot central counting board will expedite the work of tallying the absent ballot vote of the city, the city clerk may appoint such a board. If the city is located in a county that uses a computer to maintain records of registered voters, the county clerk shall appoint the board.  2. In a city where an absent ballot central counting board has been appointed, no central election board may be appointed. The absent ballot central counting board shall perform the duties of the central election board.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.245 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.245 - Appointment and number of officers on absent ballot central counting board; appointment of law enforcement officers; absent ballot central counting board under direction of city clerk.

  1. An absent ballot central counting board consists of election board officers appointed in such numbers as the city clerk determines to be required by the volume of absent ballots requested.  2. The city clerk’s deputies who perform duties in connection with elections shall be deemed officers of the absent ballot central counting board.  3. When requested by the city clerk, the chief law enforcement officer of the city shall appoint an officer to keep order during the counting of the absent ballot votes by the absent ballot central counting board.  4. The absent ballot central counting board is under the direction of the city clerk.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.255 - Name of candidate on ballot 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 must not include any title, designation or other reference that indicates the profession or occupation of the candidates.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.256 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.256 - Absent ballot or ballot voted in mailing precinct to be voted on paper ballot.

An absent ballot for a city election or a ballot for a city election voted by a voter who resides in a mailing precinct must be voted on a paper ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266; A 2007, 1172, 2610)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.257 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.257 - Form of ballot for primary city election; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

For a primary city election, there must appear at the top of each ballot the designation "Candidates for city offices." Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the office for which those candidates filed.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425; A 2003, 1726)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.260 - Form of ballot for general city election; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.140, ballots for a general city election must contain the names of candidates who were nominated at the primary city election.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, the names of candidates must be grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the office for which those candidates filed.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425; A 2003, 1726)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.261 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.261 - Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.

  1. A ballot prepared for use in a city election must be dated and marked in such a manner as to indicate clearly at which city election the ballot will be used.   2. If a ballot includes a detachable stub, both the ballot and the stub must include the date of the city election and indicate clearly at which city election the ballot will be used.   3. If a ballot includes a voting receipt, the voting receipt must include the date of the city election and indicate clearly at which city election the voter cast the ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266; A 2007, 2610)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.262 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.262 - Order of listing offices and questions; division of ballots; color of ballots and voting receipts.

  1. The offices for which there are candidates, the names of the candidates therefor and the questions to be voted upon must be printed on ballots for a city election in the following order:  (a) City offices:  (1) Mayor;  (2) Council members according to ward in numerical order, if no wards, in alphabetical order; and  (3) Municipal judges.  (b) Questions presented to the voters of a city or a portion of a city with advisory questions listed in consecutive order after any other questions presented to the voters of the city.  2. The city clerk:  (a) May divide paper ballots into two sheets in a manner that provides a clear understanding and grouping of all measures and candidates.  (b) Shall prescribe the color or colors of the ballots and voting receipts used in any election which the clerk is required to conduct.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3425; A 1999, 679; 2003, 3198)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.265 - Voting in person required at first city election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in NRS 293.2725 and 293.3083, a person who registered by mail or computer to vote shall, for the first city election in which the person votes at which that registration is valid, vote in person unless he or she has previously voted in the county in which he or she is registered to vote.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:  (a) Is entitled to vote in the manner prescribed in NRS 293C.342 to 293C.352, inclusive;  (b) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to federal law, NRS 293C.317 or chapter 293D of NRS;  (c) Is disabled;  (d) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.;  (e) Submits or has previously submitted a written request for an absent ballot that is signed by the registered voter before a notary public or other person authorized to administer an oath;  (f) Requests an absent ballot in person at the office of the city clerk; or  (g) Is sent a mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.8847 and includes a copy of the information required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 with his or her voted mail ballot, if required pursuant to NRS 293.8851.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3426; A 1999, 2164; 2001, 1437; 2003, 2187; 2011, 1929, 2102; 2019, 4109; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 51)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.267 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.267 - Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.297, at all elections held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.  2. Upon opening the polls, one of the election board officers shall cause a proclamation to be made so that all present may be aware of the fact that applications will be received from:  (a) Registered voters who apply to vote at the polling place; and  (b) Electors who apply to register to vote or apply to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.  3. No person, other than election board officers engaged in receiving, preparing or depositing ballots or registering electors, may be permitted inside the guardrail during the time the polls are open, except by authority of the election board as necessary to keep order and carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3426; A 2001, 2957; 2015, 3167; 2019, 4109)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.2675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.2675 - Establishment of polling place within Indian reservation or colony under certain circumstances. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

  1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a city, the Indian tribe may submit a request to the city clerk for the establishment of a polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary city election or general city election.  2. A request for the establishment of a polling place within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary city election or general city election:  (a) Must be submitted to the city clerk by the Indian tribe on or before:  (1) If the request is for a primary city election, the first Friday in January of the year in which the primary city election is to be held.  (2) If the request is for a general city election, the first Friday in July of the year in which the general city election is to be held.   (b) May include one or more proposed locations within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling place. Any proposed location for a polling place must satisfy the criteria the city clerk uses for the establishment of any other polling place.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the city clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in subsection 2, the city clerk must establish at least one polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location or locations, as applicable, approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary city election or general city election. The city clerk is not required to establish a polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary city election or general city election if the city clerk established a temporary branch polling place for early voting pursuant to NRS 293C.3572 within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the same election.  4. If the city clerk establishes one or more polling places within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary city election or general city election, the city clerk must continue to establish one or more polling places within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location or locations approved by the Indian tribe for the day of any future primary city election or general city election unless otherwise requested by the Indian tribe.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3822; A 2019, 178, 3543, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.268 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.268 - Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons.

The city clerk shall establish at least one polling place for a precinct in any residential development exclusively for elderly persons if:  1. More than 100 of the residents of the development are registered to vote;  2. There is a common area in the development which is adequate and available; and  3. The owner of the development consents to the establishment of the polling place on his or her property.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 265)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.2685 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.2685 - Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot.

A polling place for an election must not be established in any building or other structure named for a candidate whose name appears on a ballot for that election.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2290)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.269 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.269 - Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited.

  1. The city clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the conduct of voting at a polling place for a city election.   2. A member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of voting at a polling place for a city election or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction.   3. For the purposes of this section, a member of the general public does not include any person who:   (a) Gathers information for communication to the public;   (b) Is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association, or radio or television station; and   (c) Is acting solely within his or her professional capacity.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266)