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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.184 - Remedies for candidates who unlawfully make certain false statements; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; enforcement in preelection actions.

1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by law, if a person knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement:
(a) The name of the person must not appear on any ballot for the election for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy, except that if the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the provisions of subsection 2 apply; and
(b) The person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy.
2. If the name of a person who is disqualified from entering upon the duties of an office pursuant to subsection 1 appears on a ballot for the election because the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the appropriate election officers shall post a sign at each polling place where the person’s name will appear on the ballot informing voters that the person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office.
3. The provisions of this section may be enforced in any preelection action to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 672; A 2011, 3280; 2017, 3302; 2019, 3380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.185 - Appropriate filing officer for filing declaration of candidacy.

A declaration of candidacy must be filed with the appropriate filing officer, during regular office hours, as follows:
1. For United States Senator, Representative in Congress, statewide offices, State Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen to be elected from districts comprising more than one county, and all other offices whose districts comprise more than one county, with the Secretary of State.
2. For Representative in Congress and district offices voted for wholly within one county, State Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen to be elected from districts comprising but one or part of one county, county and township officers, with the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1965 Special Session, 4; 1983, 1287; 1987, 1367; 2019, 3380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.186 - Candidates for public office to receive form or access to electronic form for making financial disclosure statement and related instructions.

The Secretary of State and each county clerk, or the registrar of voters of the county if one was appointed pursuant to NRS 244.164, or city clerk who receives from a candidate for public office a declaration of candidacy shall give to the candidate:
1. If the candidate is a candidate for judicial office, the form prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts for the making of a financial disclosure statement;
2. If the candidate is not a candidate for judicial office and is required to file electronically the financial disclosure statement, access to the electronic form prescribed by the Secretary of State; or
3. If the candidate is not a candidate for judicial office, is required to submit the financial disclosure statement electronically and has submitted an affidavit to the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 281.572, the form prescribed by the Secretary of State,
accompanied by instructions on how to complete the form and the time by which it must be filed.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2122; A 1987, 2098; 1997, 3475; 2001, 1958; 2003, 3397; 2011, 1732; 2015, 1726; 2019, 3380)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.650)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 forward to each county clerk a certified list containing the name and mailing address of each person for whom candidacy papers for judicial and nonjudicial office have been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, and who is entitled to be voted for in the county at the next succeeding primary election, together with the title of the office for which the person is a candidate and the party or principles he or she represents; and
(b) Each county clerk shall forward to the Secretary of State a certified list containing the name and mailing address of each person for whom candidacy papers for judicial and nonjudicial office have been filed in the office of the county clerk, and who is entitled to be voted for in the county at the next succeeding primary election, together with the title of the office for which the person is a candidate and the party or principles he or she represents.
2. There must be a party designation only for candidates for partisan offices.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1983, 1118; 1989, 1729; 1993, 2178; 1999, 3551; 2013, 2372; 2019, 3381)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 and the title of the office for which he or she is nominated for all candidates required to file declarations, certificates and acceptances of candidacies in the Office of the Secretary of State; and
2. Each county clerk shall certify to the Secretary of State the name of each person nominated and the title of the office for which he or she is nominated for all candidates required to file declarations, certificates and acceptances of candidacies in the office of the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1961, 285; 2013, 2373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.
United States Senator.......................................................................................... $500
Representative in Congress................................................................................... 300
Governor.................................................................................................................. 300
Justice of the Supreme Court................................................................................ 300
Any state office, other than Governor or justice of the Supreme Court....... 200
District judge........................................................................................................... 150
Justice of the peace................................................................................................. 100
Any county office................................................................................................... 100
State Senator............................................................................................................ 100
Assemblyman or Assemblywoman..................................................................... 100
Any district office other than district judge......................................................... 30
Constable or other town or township office......................................................... 30
For the purposes of this subsection, trustee of a county school district, hospital or hospital district is not a county office.
2. No filing fee may be required from a candidate for an office the holder of which receives no compensation.
3. The county clerk shall pay to the county treasurer all filing fees received from candidates. The county treasurer shall deposit the money to the credit of the general fund of the county.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.194, a filing fee paid pursuant to this section is not refundable.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1967, 845; 1981, 20; 1985, 650; 1987, 691; 1989, 56; 1991, 122, 1603; 1997, 755; 2003, 1704; 2019, 3381)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 candidate by the filing officer to whom the fee was paid within 10 days after the date on which a final determination is made that the petition of the candidate, minor political party or new major political party failed to contain the required number of signatures.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1361; A 1997, 756; 2019, 3382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 hospitals are hereby designated nonpartisan offices.
2. No words designating the party affiliation of a candidate for nonpartisan offices may be printed upon the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1961, 286; 1969, 1561; 1977, 241; 1989, 410; 1995, 2775; 2019, 1559)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 person is allowed to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of justice of the Supreme Court, the person shall designate the particular office for which he or she is declaring candidacy.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 936)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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. Before any person is allowed to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals, the person shall designate the particular office for which he or she is declaring candidacy.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1776)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 electing the district judge of that department.
2. In any judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more:
(a) The departments of the family division of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words "district court judge, family division, department . . ." Each such department must be separately designated.
(b) The remaining departments of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words "district court judge, department . . ." Each such department must be designated with a numeral, beginning with "1" and continuing in sequence for each department.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1991, 2185; 1999, 3551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 to receive filings for candidacy for that office. If the withdrawal of candidacy is submitted in a timely manner pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, it shall be deemed effective after the seventh day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing.
2. A rescission of a withdrawal of candidacy must be in writing and presented by the candidate in person, within the 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing, to the officer whose duty it is to receive filings for candidacy for that office.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 262; A 1981, 349; 1991, 2217; 1995, 2775; 1997, 3450; 1999, 3553; 2007, 2582)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 a notice of primary election or general election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for 2 successive weeks. If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest Nevada county. The notice must contain:
1. The date of the election.
2. The location of the polling places.
3. The hours during which the polling places will be open for voting.
The notice required for a general election pursuant to this section may be published in conjunction with the notice required for a proposed constitution or constitutional amendment pursuant to NRS 293.253. If the notices are combined in this manner, they must be published three times in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 293.253.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1961, 286; 1967, 860; 1991, 2217; 1997, 756; 2015, 3147; 2019, 3383, 4066)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 2019, 3384)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 provided by law, but except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.1265, if a court of competent jurisdiction finds in any preelection action that a person who is a candidate for any office fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State:
(a) The name of the person must not appear on any ballot for the election for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy, except that if the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the provisions of subsection 2 apply; and
(b) The person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy.
2. If the name of a person who is disqualified from entering upon the duties of an office pursuant to subsection 1 appears on a ballot for the election because the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the appropriate election officers shall post a sign at each polling place where the person’s name will appear on the ballot informing voters that the person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office.
3. The provisions of this section apply to any preelection action brought to challenge a person who is a candidate for any office on the grounds that the person fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State, including, without limitation, any action brought pursuant to NRS 281.050, 293.182 or 293C.186 or any action brought for:
(a) Declaratory or injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 30 or 33 of NRS;
(b) Writ relief pursuant to chapter 34 of NRS; or
(c) Any other legal or equitable relief.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3295; A 2019, 3384)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 thereof, abolish, alter, consolidate and designate precincts as public convenience, necessity and economy may require.
2. The boundaries of each election precinct must follow visible ground features or extensions of visible ground features, except where the boundary coincides with the official boundary of the State or a county or city.
3. Election precincts must be composed only of contiguous territory.
4. As used in this section, "visible ground feature" includes a street, road, highway, river, stream, shoreline, drainage ditch, railroad right-of-way or any other physical feature which is clearly visible from the ground.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1961, 287; 1971, 440; 1975, 937; 1977, 241; 1981, 1871; 1983, 1119; 1985, 1092; 1987, 153; 1989, 849, 1665; 2009, 1267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 Legislative Counsel Bureau with a copy or electronic file of a map showing the boundaries of all election precincts in the county.
2. If the Secretary of State determines that the boundaries of an election precinct do not comply with the provisions of NRS 293.205, the Secretary of State must provide the county clerk with a written statement of noncompliance setting forth the reasons the precinct is not in compliance. Within 15 days after receiving the notice of noncompliance, the county clerk shall make any adjustments to the boundaries of the precinct which are required to bring the precinct into compliance with the provisions of NRS 293.205 and shall submit a corrected copy or electronic file of the precinct map to the Secretary of State and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
3. If the initial or corrected election precinct map is not filed as required pursuant to this section or the county clerk fails to make the necessary changes to the boundaries of an election precinct pursuant to subsection 2, the Secretary of State may establish appropriate precinct boundaries in compliance with the provisions of NRS 293.205 to 293.210, inclusive. If the Secretary of State revises the map pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of State shall submit a copy or electronic file of the revised map to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the appropriate county clerk.
4. As used in this section, "electronic file" includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1664; A 2003, 1646; 2009, 1267; 2021, 1224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 designated inactive pursuant to NRS 293.530 per precinct in those precincts in which a mechanical voting system is used.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the county clerk may consolidate two or more contiguous election precincts into a single voting district to conduct a particular election as public convenience, necessity and economy may require.
3. If a county clerk proposes to consolidate two or more contiguous election precincts, in whole or in part, pursuant to subsection 2, the county clerk shall, at least 14 days before consolidating the precincts, cause notice of the proposed consolidation to be:
(a) Posted in the manner prescribed for a regular meeting of the board of county commissioners; and
(b) Mailed to each Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, State Senator, county commissioner and, if applicable, member of the governing body of a city who represents residents of a precinct affected by the consolidation.
4. A person may file a written objection to the proposed consolidation with the county clerk. The county clerk shall consider each written objection filed pursuant to this subsection before consolidating the precincts.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1971, 440; 1975, 970; 1983, 914; 1985, 1092; 1991, 2218; 1997, 2776; 1999, 1394; 2007, 2582; 2015, 3148; 2021, 718)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 boundaries thereof changed, during the period between the third Wednesday in March of any year whose last digit is 6 and the time when the Legislature has been redistricted in a year whose last digit is 1, unless the creation, division, abolishment or consolidation of the precinct, or the change in boundaries thereof, is:
(a) Ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) Required to meet objections to a precinct by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. §§ 10101 and 10301 et seq., and any amendments thereto;
(c) Required to comply with subsection 2 of NRS 293.205;
(d) Required by the incorporation of a new city; or
(e) Required by the creation of or change in the boundaries of a special district.
As used in this subsection, "special district" means any general improvement district or any other quasi-municipal corporation organized under the local improvement and service district laws of this State as enumerated in title 25 of NRS which is required by law to hold elections or any fire protection district which is required by law to hold elections.
2. If a city annexes an unincorporated area located in the same county as the city and adjacent to the corporate boundary, the annexed area may be included in an election precinct immediately adjacent to it.
3. A new election precinct may be established at any time if it lies entirely within the boundaries of any existing precinct.
4. If a change in the boundaries of an election precinct is made pursuant to this section during the time specified in subsection 1, the county clerk must:
(a) Within 15 days after the change to the boundary of a precinct is established by the county clerk or ordered by a court, send to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the Secretary of State a copy or electronic file of a map showing the new boundaries of the precinct; and
(b) Maintain in his or her office an index providing the name of the precinct and describing all changes which were made, including any change in the name of the precinct and the name of any new precinct created within the boundaries of an existing precinct.
5. Cities of population categories two and three are exempt from the provisions of subsection 1.
6. As used in this section, "electronic file" includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 848; A 1989, 1667; 1997, 756; 2001, 633; 2003, 1647; 2009, 1268; 2017, 3329)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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, abolish or consolidate an election district after the first day of filing by candidates for nonjudicial office during any year in which a general election or general city election is held for that election district.
2. This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from annexing territory in a year in which a general election or general city election is held for that election district.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 1995, 2775; 1997, 757; 2019, 3384)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 that they reside more than 10 miles from any polling place in the county. If it appears to the satisfaction of the county clerk that not less than 50 registered voters reside in the area, the precinct may be established without regard to the distance which the registered voters reside from another polling place or precinct.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1971, 441; 1985, 269; 1989, 849)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 as provided in NRS 293.220 to 293.227, inclusive, and NRS 293.269929. The registered voters appointed as election board officers for any polling place must not all be of the same political party. 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 county clerk, the sheriff shall:
(a) Appoint a deputy sheriff for each polling place in the county and for the central election board or the mail ballot central counting board; or
(b) Deputize as a deputy sheriff for the election an election board officer of each polling place in the county and for the central election board or the mail ballot central counting board. The deputized officer shall receive no additional compensation for services rendered as a deputy sheriff during the election for which the officer is deputized.
Deputy sheriffs so appointed and deputized shall preserve order during hours of voting and attend closing of the polls.
2. The county clerk may appoint a trainee for the position of election board officer as set forth in NRS 293.2175.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1961, 287; 1963, 1381; 1975, 937; 1985, 1594; 1987, 712; 1993, 527; 2007, 2583; 2015, 3148; 2021, 1224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 resident of Nevada and a resident of the county 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 county clerk may only appoint a pupil as a trainee if:
(a) The pupil is appointed without party affiliation;
(b) The county 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 pupil’s assigned school counselor receives the county 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 county clerk may assign a trainee such duties as the county clerk deems appropriate. The county clerk shall not require the trainee to perform those duties later than 10 p.m. or any applicable curfew, whichever is earlier.
4. The county clerk may compensate a trainee for service at the same rate fixed for election board officers generally.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 527; A 1997, 3450; 1999, 263; 2003, 1648; 2015, 3148; 2019, 4066)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 election boards; and
2. Recommendation by the chairs of suitable persons to serve in the case of vacancies.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 320; A 1977, 241; 1987, 335; 1997, 3450)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 appointments to those persons.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1987, 335; 1993, 528; 1999, 263)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 notify the county clerk within 5 days after receipt of the notification that he or she is unwilling to serve, whereupon the county clerk shall appoint some other registered voter to serve at the election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1987, 335; 1993, 528; 1999, 263)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 expired.
2. Each member of an election board is subject to call by the board of county commissioners or city council to correct any errors discovered during the canvass of votes by the board of county commissioners or city council.
3. Reserve election board officers must be appointed by the county or city clerk, if practicable, to fill any vacancy which occurs on the day of the election, and the reserve officers must be compensated if they serve at the polls.
4. If a vacancy occurs in any election board on the day of the election and no reserves are available, the election board may appoint, at the polling place, any registered voter who is willing to serve and satisfies the election board that he or she possesses the qualifications required to perform the services required.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1985, 1595; 1987, 335)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 required by this chapter.
2. The appointment of a trainee as set forth in NRS 293.2175 and 293C.222 may be used to determine the number of members on the election board, but under no circumstances may a trainee serve as chair of the election board.
3. The county or city clerk shall conduct or cause to be conducted a school to acquaint the members of an election board with the election laws, duties of election boards, regulations of the Secretary of State and with the procedure for making the records of election and using the register for election boards.
4. The board of county commissioners of any county or the city council of any city may reimburse the members of an election board who attend the school for their travel expenses at a rate not exceeding 10 cents per mile.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 248; A 1961, 288; 1967, 845; 1977, 241; 1987, 336; 1993, 528; 1999, 264; 2003, 1648; 2007, 2583; 2015, 3149; 2019, 4067)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 in the elections procedures of this State. Each county clerk and city clerk is required to comply with the procedures set forth in the most current version of the elections procedures manual.
2. The elections procedures manual required pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation, guidance and standards for administering an election that are consistent with the provisions of this title and any regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant thereto.
3. The most recent version of the elections procedures manual prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted by the Secretary of State to the Legislative Commission for approval not less frequently than every 4 years. The Secretary of State may make any change to the elections procedures manual that is not substantively related to administering an election without the approval of the Legislative Commission.
4. Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary of State to include any provision in the elections procedures manual that amends or conflicts with any provision of state or federal law or regulations.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 procedures manual required pursuant to NRS 293.2502.
2. Each county clerk and city clerk shall attend the training course provided by the Secretary of State.
3. A county clerk or city clerk may require any deputy or employee of the office of the county or city clerk whose duties relate to elections to attend a training course provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section.
4. The Secretary of State:
(a) Shall provide to or reimburse the county or city, as applicable, for the cost of the per diem allowance and travel expenses of the county clerk or city clerk for attending the training course required pursuant to this section. Any reimbursement must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.
(b) May provide to or reimburse the county or city, as applicable, for the cost of the per diem allowance and travel expenses of any deputy or employee of the office of the county or city clerk for attending the training course required pursuant to this section. Any reimbursement must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 ballot, together with the copies of the condensations, explanations, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal notes prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.810, 293.250 and 293.252.
2. Whenever feasible, the Secretary of State shall provide those copies on or before the first Monday in August of the year in which the proposals will appear on the ballot. Copies of any additional proposals must be provided as soon after their filing as feasible.
3. Each county clerk shall cause a copy of the full text of any such constitution or amendment and its condensation, explanation, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal note to be published, in conspicuous display advertising format of not less than 10 column inches, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county three times at intervals of not less than 7 days, the first publication to be on or before the first Monday in October. If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest Nevada county.
4. If a copy of any such constitution or amendment is furnished by the Secretary of State too late to be published at 7-day intervals, it must be published three times at the longest intervals feasible in each county.
5. The portion of the cost of publication which is attributable to publishing the questions, explanations, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal notes of proposed constitutions or constitutional amendments is a charge against the State and must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 250; A 1967, 846; 1975, 938; 1977, 1010; 1981, 752; 1987, 111; 1991, 1760; 1997, 3065; 2003, 1691; 2015, 3149; 2019, 4068)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 preference in the selection of candidates.
2. To have questions concerning voting procedures answered and to have an explanation of the procedures for voting posted in a conspicuous place at the polling place.
3. To vote without being intimidated, threatened or coerced.
4. To vote during any period for early voting or on election day if the voter is waiting in line to vote or register to vote at a polling place at which the voter is entitled to vote or register to vote at the time that the polls close and the voter has not already cast a vote in that election.
5. To return a spoiled ballot and is entitled to receive another ballot in its place.
6. To request assistance in voting, if necessary.
7. To a sample ballot which is accurate, informative and delivered in a timely manner as provided by law.
8. To receive instruction in the use of the equipment for voting during early voting or on election day.
9. To have nondiscriminatory equal access to the elections system, including, without limitation, a voter who is elderly, disabled, a member of a minority group, employed by the military or a citizen who is overseas.
10. To have a uniform, statewide standard for counting and recounting all votes accurately.
11. To have complaints about elections and election contests resolved fairly, accurately and efficiently.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 680; A 2017, 403, 3330; 2019, 4069)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 office for reproduction and distribution to the public; and
(c) Ensure that the Voters’ Bill of Rights is posted in a conspicuous place, in at least 12-point type, at each polling place.
2. The Secretary of State shall ensure that the Voters’ Bill of Rights is posted on the Secretary of State’s Internet website.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 680)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 compelled under oath to reveal how he or she voted at the election, and the voter has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his or her vote at the election.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2168)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 the profession or occupation of such candidates.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 20; A 1995, 2624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 candidate printed on a ballot may be the given name and surname of the candidate or a contraction or familiar form of his or her given name followed by his or her surname. A nickname of not more than 10 letters may be incorporated into the name of a candidate. The nickname must be in quotation marks and appear immediately before the surname of the candidate. A nickname must not indicate any political, economic, social or religious view or affiliation and must not be the name of any person, living or dead, whose reputation is known on a statewide, nationwide or worldwide basis, or in any other manner deceive a voter regarding the person or principles for which he or she is voting.
2. In any election regulated by this chapter, if two or more candidates have the same given name and surname and:
(a) None of the candidates is an incumbent, the middle names or middle initials, if any, of the candidates must be included in the names of the candidates; or
(b) One of the candidates is an incumbent, the name of the incumbent must be listed first and the word "Incumbent" must appear next to the name of the candidate who is the incumbent.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1714; A 2011, 2086)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 for each major political party. The names of candidates for partisan offices who have designated a major political party in the declaration of candidacy must appear on the primary ballot of the major political party designated.
2. The county clerk may choose to place the names of candidates for nonpartisan offices on the ballots for each major political party or on a separate nonpartisan primary ballot, but the arrangement which the county clerk selects must permit all registered voters to vote on them.
3. A registered voter may cast a primary ballot for a major political party at a primary election only if the registered voter designated on his or her application to register to vote an affiliation with that major political party.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 250; A 1963, 1388; 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1971, 442; 1977, 243; 1979, 264; 1989, 227; 2011, 3280; 2019, 3385)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the partisan office for which those candidates filed.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1971, 442; 1979, 265; 1989, 227; 2003, 1717)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the nonpartisan office for which those candidates filed.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1961, 288; 1963, 1388; 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1979, 265; 2003, 1717; 2007, 2587)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 election must contain the names of candidates who were nominated at the primary election, the names of the candidates of a minor political party and the names of independent candidates.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, names of candidates must be grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the office for which those candidates filed.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4:
(a) Immediately following the name of each candidate for a partisan office must appear the name or abbreviation of his or her political party, the words "no political party" or the abbreviation "NPP," as the case may be.
(b) Immediately following the name of each candidate for a nonpartisan office must appear the word "nonpartisan" or the abbreviation "NP."
4. Where a system of voting other than by paper ballot is used, the Secretary of State may provide for any placement of the name or abbreviation of the political party, the words "no political party" or "nonpartisan" or the abbreviation "NPP" or "NP," as appropriate, which clearly relates the designation to the name of the candidate to whom it applies.
5. If the Legislature rejects a statewide measure proposed by initiative and proposes a different measure on the same subject which the Governor approves, the measure proposed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor must be listed on the ballot before the statewide measure proposed by initiative. Each ballot and sample ballot upon which the measures appear must contain a statement that reads substantially as follows:
The following questions are alternative approaches to the same issue, and only one approach may be enacted into law. Please vote for only one.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1963, 1389; 1965, 653; 1967, 847; 1969, 137; 1979, 265; 1987, 339; 1989, 2165; 1997, 3454; 2003, 1718; 2011, 3069; 2015, 3150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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 includes a detachable stub, both the ballot and the stub must include the date of the election and indicate clearly at which election the ballot will be used.
3. If a ballot includes a voting receipt, the voting receipt must include the date of the election and indicate clearly at which election the voter cast the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 1995, 2776; 2007, 2587)