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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 289 - Peace Officers and Other Law Enforcement Personnel › NRS 289.840 - Notification of Handle with Care Program when certain children are exposed to certain traumatic events.

1. Any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child who may attend a public school has been exposed to a traumatic event shall notify the Handle with Care Program established pursuant to NRS 388.14538 any time the traumatic event involves:
(a) Domestic violence in the presence of the child;
(b) Death of a member of the family or household of the child;
(c) Arrest of a parent or guardian of the child in the presence of the child; or
(d) Child abuse or neglect.
2. In addition to providing the notification required by subsection 1, any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency may notify the Handle with Care Program established pursuant to NRS 388.14538 if the officer or employee of a law enforcement agency reasonably believes a child who attends a public school has been exposed to any other event that may affect his or her ability to succeed at school.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency to provide notification pursuant to this section if the disclosure of information may compromise an ongoing investigation.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3972)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.010 - Definitions.

As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.016 to 293.121, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 235; A 1973, 350; 1979, 262; 1987, 334, 1361; 1993, 2173; 1995, 2623, 2774; 1997, 2776; 1999, 262; 2001, 2946; 2003, 2174; 2007, 2581; 2009, 354, 2587; 2011, 3270; 2019, 1627, 3371, 4060; 2021, 1223, 3852, 3878; 2023, 3311)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.021 - "Automatic voter registration agency" defined. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

"Automatic voter registration agency" means a voter registration agency described in NRS 293.5768.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3850; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.025 - "Ballot" defined.

"Ballot" means the record of a voter’s preference of candidates and questions voted upon at an election. The term includes, without limitation, any paper given to a voter upon which the voter places his or her vote and any electronic storage tapes.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1995, 2774; 2007, 1148, 2581)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.032 - "Canvass" defined.

"Canvass" means a review of the election results by the board of county commissioners or the mayor and city council or the justices of the Supreme Court, by which any errors within the election results are officially noted and the official election results are declared.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 935; A 1987, 334)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.034 - "Certificate of election" defined.

"Certificate of election" means a certificate prepared by the county or city clerk or Governor, as the case may be, for the person having the highest number of votes for any district, county, township, city, state or statewide office as official recognition of the person’s election to office.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 935; A 1987, 334)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.038 - "City of population category one" defined.

"City of population category one" means a city:
1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or
2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,
whose population is 50,000 or more.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2776; A 1999, 262; 2001, 633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.0382 - "City of population category two" defined.

"City of population category two" means a city:
1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or
2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,
whose population is more than 5,000 and less than 50,000.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 262; A 2001, 633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.0384 - "City of population category three" defined.

"City of population category three" means a city:
1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or
2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,
whose population is 5,000 or less.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 262; A 2001, 633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.040 - "Clerk" defined.

"Clerk" means the election board officer designated or assigned to make the record of the election in the roster, tally list and challenge list in the precinct, district or polling place in which such officer is appointed.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 2001, 2946; 2007, 2581; 2015, 3147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.042 - "Contest" defined.

"Contest" means an adversary proceeding between a candidate for a public office who has received the greatest number of votes and any other candidate for that office or, in certain cases, any registered voter of the appropriate political subdivision, for the purpose of determining the validity of an election.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 935)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.044 - "County clerk" defined; synonymous with "registrar of voters" in certain counties.

Except as the term is used in NRS 293.393, whenever the term "county clerk" is used in this title it means "registrar of voters" in those counties where such office has been created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.164.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 670; A 1983, 925)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.092)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.059 - "General city election" defined.

"General city election" means an election held pursuant to NRS 293C.140 or 293C.145. The term includes a general municipal election held pursuant to the provisions of a special charter of an incorporated city.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 334; A 1997, 3447; 2003, 674; 2019, 3534)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.063 - "Independent candidate" defined.

"Independent candidate" means a candidate who has been nominated for a partisan office but who is registered with no political party affiliation pursuant to the provisions of this title.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1961, 284; 1963, 1386; 1967, 844)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.0653 - "Mail ballot" defined.

"Mail ballot" means a mail ballot distributed to an active registered voter pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.269911 to 293.269937, inclusive, and NRS 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.0771 - "Presidential preference primary election" defined.

"Presidential preference primary election" means an election held in a presidential election year pursuant to NRS 298.600 to 298.720, inclusive, to determine the preferences of the registered voters of a major political party regarding the party’s nominee for President of the United States.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3878)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.079 - "Primary city election" defined.

"Primary city election" means an election held pursuant to NRS 293C.175. The term includes a primary municipal election held pursuant to the provisions of a special charter of an incorporated city.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 334; A 1997, 3447; 2003, 674; 2019, 3534)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.093 - "Regular votes" defined.

"Regular votes" means the votes cast by registered voters, except votes cast by:
1. A mail ballot;
2. A provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive; or
3. A provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2007, 2581; 2019, 4060; 2021, 1224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.095 - "Roster" defined.

"Roster" means the record in printed or electronic form furnished to election board officers which:
1. Contains a list of registered voters and is to be used for obtaining the signature of each registered voter who applies to vote at a polling place; or
2. Is to be used for obtaining the signature of each elector who applies to register to vote or applies to vote at a polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2015, 3147; 2019, 4060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.097 - "Sample ballot" defined.

1. "Sample ballot" means a document distributed by a county or city clerk upon which is included a list of the offices, candidates and ballot questions that will appear on a ballot.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any such document which is prepared on a computer and distributed by mail or electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 or 293C.530.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1987, 334, 690; 2007, 2581; 2015, 2641, 3147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.105 - "Service of the United States" defined.

"Service of the United States" means the Armed Forces of the United States and the auxiliaries thereof, the United States Coast Guard, the merchant marine service of the United States, civilian employment by the Federal Government beyond the boundaries of the State of Nevada, and religious groups and welfare agencies officially attached to and serving with the Armed Forces of the United States.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.109 - "State officer" defined.

"State officer" means:
1. The Governor;
2. The Lieutenant Governor;
3. The Secretary of State;
4. The State Treasurer;
5. The State Controller;
6. The Attorney General;
7. A justice of the Supreme Court;
8. A judge of the Court of Appeals;
9. A State Senator;
10. A State Assemblyman or Assemblywoman;
11. A regent of the University of Nevada;
12. A member of the State Board of Education; or
13. A district judge.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2167; A 2013, 1776)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.113 - "Tally list" defined.

"Tally list" means:
1. The paper form furnished to election board officers to be used in recording the number of votes cast for each candidate and question on the ballot; or
2. An electronically generated report of the number of votes cast for each candidate and question on the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2007, 2582; 2015, 3147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.124 - Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall serve as the Chief Officer of Elections for this State. As Chief Officer, the Secretary of State is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the provisions of title 24 of NRS and all other provisions of state and federal law relating to elections in this State.
2. The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 1995, 2257)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.126 - Applicability of chapter to city elections.

1. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, apply to city elections.
2. The other provisions of this chapter, not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 293C of NRS or a city charter, also apply to city elections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3447; A 2019, 4060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1265 - Inapplicability of certain laws to members or members-elect of Legislature; plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power of each House over certain matters.

1. The provisions of this chapter or any other provision of law relating to the qualifications, elections and returns of members or members-elect of the Legislature do not apply to the extent that they conflict or are otherwise inconsistent with any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, including, without limitation, any provision relating to the jurisdiction and power of each House of the Legislature to judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, punish its members for disorderly conduct or expel or remove its members from office.
2. Each House of the Legislature has plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, and a member or member-elect of the Legislature cannot be disqualified from entering upon, taking, holding or exercising any powers or duties of the office unless disqualified by his or her own House.
3. A person becomes a member-elect of the Legislature on the day next after his or her election pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution and, on and after that date:
(a) Each House of the Legislature has plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power with regard to the member-elect concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution; and
(b) No action may be brought or maintained against the member-elect or the House concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution.
4. If there is a conflict between any other provision of law and the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section control.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3295)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.127 - Liberal construction of title and determination of real will of electors.

1. This title must be liberally construed to the end that:
(a) All electors, including, without limitation, electors who are elderly or disabled, have an opportunity to participate in elections and to cast their votes privately;
(b) An eligible voter with a physical or mental disability is not denied the right to vote solely because of the physical or mental disability; and
(c) The real will of the electors is not defeated by any informality or by failure substantially to comply with the provisions of this title with respect to the giving of any notice or the conducting of an election or certifying the results thereof.
2. For purposes of counting a vote, the real will of an elector must be determined pursuant to NRS 293.3677 or 293C.369 or regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 293.3677 or 293C.369.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 238; A 1963, 1372; 2001, 1434, 2025; 2003, 149, 152)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1273 - Facsimile of signature created by computer to verify or compare signature.

A facsimile of a voter’s signature that is created by a computer may be used if a verification or comparison of the signature is required by any provision of this title.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 2019, 4060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1275 - Counting of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in computing certain periods of time; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in computing any period of time specified for the execution of an act or event in this title, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and holidays proclaimed by the Governor must be counted.
2. If the last day limited for filing any paper mentioned in this title falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or any holiday proclaimed by the Governor, the period so limited must expire on the following business day at 5 p.m.
3. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays must not be counted if the provision specifying the period states that:
(a) Any such days are excluded; or
(b) The period is measured by working days.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1995, 2774; 2003, 1701)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.127563 - Secretary of State to determine number of signatures required for certain petitions.

1. As soon as practicable after each general election, the Secretary of State shall determine the number of signatures required to be gathered from each petition district within the State for a petition for initiative or referendum that proposes a constitutional amendment or statewide measure.
2. To determine the number of signatures required to be gathered from each petition district, the Secretary of State shall calculate the amount that equals 10 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and divide that amount by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2741; A 2009, 2587; 2011, 1783, 3271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.12757 - Qualification to sign petition. [Effective through December 31, 2024.] Qualification to sign petition. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

If a person is qualified to register to vote and has properly completed any method authorized by the provisions of this title to register to vote:
1. The person may sign a petition required under the election laws of this State on or after the date on which the person is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to NRS 293.4855, 293.517, 293.5235, 293.5752 or 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, or any other provision of this title; and
2. The county clerk shall use the date prescribed by subsection 1 for the purposes of the verification of the person’s signature on the petition.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3546; A 2005, 2829; 2007, 2582; 2017, 3843; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 4060)
If a person is qualified to register to vote and has properly completed any method authorized by the provisions of this title to register to vote:
1. The person may sign a petition required under the election laws of this State on or after the date on which the person is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to NRS 293.4855, 293.517, 293.5235, 293.57695 or 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, or any other provision of this title; and
2. The county clerk shall use the date prescribed by subsection 1 for the purposes of the verification of the person’s signature on the petition.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3546; A 2005, 2829; 2007, 2582; 2017, 3843; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 4060, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.12758 - Receipt issued by county clerk; requirements for petition.

1. The county clerk shall issue a receipt to any person who submits a petition for the verification of signatures pursuant to the election laws of this State, including, without limitation, a petition of candidacy. The receipt must state:
(a) The number of documents submitted;
(b) The number of pages of each document; and
(c) The number of signatures which the person declares are on the petition.
2. If a petition consists of more than one document, all of the documents must be submitted to the county clerk for verification at the same time.
3. The county clerk shall not accept a petition unless each page of the petition is numbered.
4. Each signature on the petition must be signed in ink. The county clerk shall disregard any signature which is not signed in ink.
5. As used in this section, "document" includes material which is separately compiled and bound together and may consist of one or more sheets of paper.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 2019, 3371)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1276 - County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.

1. Within 4 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035 or 306.110, and within 2 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200, the county clerk shall determine the total number of signatures affixed to the documents and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, shall tally the number of signatures for each petition district contained fully or partially within the county and forward that information to the Secretary of State.
2. If the Secretary of State finds that the total number of signatures filed with all the county clerks is less than 100 percent of the required number of registered voters, the Secretary of State shall so notify the person who submitted the petition and the county clerks and no further action may be taken in regard to the petition. If the petition is a petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the Secretary of State shall also notify the officer with whom the petition is to be filed.
3. After the petition is submitted to the county clerk, it must not be handled by any other person except by an employee of the county clerk’s office until it is filed with the Secretary of State.
4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations establishing procedures to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1090; A 1987, 1361; 1993, 2665; 1997, 750; 1999, 2147; 2009, 2588; 2011, 1784, 3271; 2015, 3568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1278 - Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.

1. If the certificates received by the Secretary of State from all the county clerks establish that the number of valid signatures is less than 90 percent of the required number of registered voters, the petition shall be deemed to have failed to qualify, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.
2. If those certificates establish that the number of valid signatures is equal to or more than the sum of 100 percent of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerks pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of those certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.
3. If the certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient but the petition fails to qualify pursuant to subsection 2, each county clerk who received a request to remove a name pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, shall remove each name as requested, amend the certificate and transmit the amended certificate to the Secretary of State. If the amended certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of the amended certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1091; A 1993, 2666; 2001, 642; 2009, 2589; 2011, 1786, 3273; 2019, 1630)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.12793 - Appeal with Secretary of State contesting verification of signatures; notification of public officer who is subject of petition to recall; consideration and investigation of allegations.

1. If the Secretary of State determines that the total number of signatures that the county clerks have certified pursuant to NRS 293.1277 or 293.1279 is less than 100 percent of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient, the person who submitted the petition may contest the verification of the signatures by filing an appeal with the Secretary of State. The appeal must:
(a) Be filed within 5 working days after receipt of notification of the determination of the Secretary of State;
(b) Include each reason for the appeal; and
(c) Include a statement of the number of signatures, if any, that the county clerk determined were invalid.
2. The Secretary of State shall:
(a) If the petition was circulated pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS, immediately notify the public officer who is the subject of the petition of the appeal by the person who submitted the petition; and
(b) Consider the allegations and conduct an investigation, if necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 1997, 752; 1999, 3546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.12795 - Action by Secretary of State upon review of appeal; judicial review of decision of Secretary of State.

1. If an appeal is based upon the results of the verification of signatures on a petition performed pursuant to NRS 293.1277 or 293.1279, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) If the Secretary of State finds for the appellant, order the county clerk to recertify the petition, including as verified signatures all contested signatures which the Secretary of State determines are valid. If the county clerk has not yet removed each name as requested pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, the county clerk shall do so before recertifying the petition.
(b) If the Secretary of State does not find for the appellant, notify the appellant and the county clerk that the petition remains insufficient.
2. If the Secretary of State is unable to make a decision on the appeal based upon the documents submitted, the Secretary of State may order the county clerk to reverify the signatures.
3. The decision of the Secretary of State is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review. The decision of the Secretary of State may only be appealed in the First Judicial District Court.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 2001, 643; 2019, 1632)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.128 - Procedure for qualification.

1. To qualify as a major political party, any organization must, under a common name:
(a) On January 1 preceding any primary election, have been designated as a political party on the applications to register to vote of at least 10 percent of the total number of registered voters in this State; or
(b) File a petition with the Secretary of State not later than the last Friday in February before any primary election signed by a number of registered voters equal to or more than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress.
2. If a petition is filed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the names of the voters need not all be on one document, but each document of the petition must be verified by the circulator thereof to the effect that the signers are registered voters of this State according to the circulator’s best information and belief and that the signatures are genuine and were signed in the circulator’s presence. Each document of the petition must bear the name of a county, and only registered voters of that county may sign the document. The documents which are circulated for signature must then be submitted for verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 25 working days before the last Friday in February preceding a primary election.
3. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 1, each organization which wishes to qualify as a political party must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of existence which includes the:
(a) Name of the political party;
(b) Names and addresses of its officers;
(c) Names of the members of its executive committee; and
(d) Name of the person who is authorized by the party to act as registered agent in this State.
4. A political party shall file with the Secretary of State an amended certificate of existence within 5 days after any change in the information contained in the certificate.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 433; A 1975, 936; 1979, 262; 1985, 1092; 1987, 1363; 1989, 221, 1727, 2158; 1995, 2258, 2623; 1997, 652; 1999, 3546; 2003, 1701; 2007, 2717; 2009, 1259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.171 - Procedure for organization.

1. To be organized as a minor political party, an organization must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of existence which includes the:
(a) Name of the political party;
(b) Names of its officers;
(c) Names of the members of its executive committee; and
(d) Name of the person authorized to file the list of its candidates for partisan office with the Secretary of State.
2. A copy of the constitution or bylaws of the party must be affixed to the certificate.
3. A minor political party shall file with the Secretary of State an amended certificate of existence within 5 days after any change in the information contained in the certificate.
4. The constitution or bylaws of a minor political party must provide a procedure for the nomination of its candidates in such a manner that only one candidate may be nominated for each office.
5. A minor political party whose candidates for partisan office do not appear on the ballot for the general election must file a notice of continued existence with the Secretary of State not later than the second Friday in August preceding the general election.
6. A minor political party which fails to file a notice of continued existence as required by subsection 5 ceases to exist as a minor political party in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1359; A 1989, 2160; 1999, 3548; 2011, 3276)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1715 - Procedure to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on number of candidates to appear on ballot; procedure to determine number of signatures required.

1. The names of the candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must not appear on the ballot for a primary election or presidential preference primary election.
2. The names of the candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must be placed on the ballot for the general election if the minor political party is qualified. To qualify as a minor political party, the minor political party must have filed a certificate of existence and be organized pursuant to NRS 293.171, must have filed a list of its candidates for partisan office pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.1725 with the Secretary of State and:
(a) At the last preceding general election, the minor political party must have polled for any of its candidates for partisan office a number of votes equal to or more than 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for the offices of Representative in Congress;
(b) On January 1 preceding a primary election, the minor political party must have been designated as the political party on the applications to register to vote of at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in this State; or
(c) On June 1 preceding the general election or, if the date falls on a weekend, the first Monday in June, must file a petition with the Secretary of State which is signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress which must be apportioned equally among the petition districts.
3. The name of only one candidate of each minor political party for each partisan office may appear on the ballot for a general election.
4. A minor political party must file a copy of the petition required by paragraph (c) of subsection 2 with the Secretary of State before the petition may be circulated for signatures.
5. To determine the number of signatures required by paragraph (c) of subsection 2 to be gathered from each petition district, the Secretary of State shall calculate the number that equals 1 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and apportion that number by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1989, 2160; 1993, 2174; 1995, 2259; 1999, 1389, 3548; 2003, 1641; 2009, 1260; 2011, 3277; 2015, 3573; 2021, 1973, 3881)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.172 - Contents of petition required to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on who may sign petition; requirements for signing.

1. A petition filed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 may consist of more than one document. Each document of the petition must:
(a) Bear the name of the minor political party and, if applicable, the candidate and office to which the candidate is to be nominated.
(b) Include the affidavit of the person who circulated the document verifying that the signers are registered voters in this State according to his or her best information and belief and that the signatures are genuine and were signed in his or her presence.
(c) Bear the name of a county and be submitted to the county clerk of that county for verification in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 10 working days before the last day to file the petition. A challenge to the form of a document must be made in a district court in the county that is named on the document.
(d) Be signed only by registered voters of the county that is named on the document.
2. If the office to which the candidate is to be nominated is a county office, only the registered voters of that county may sign the petition. If the office to which the candidate is to be nominated is a district office, only the registered voters of that district may sign the petition.
3. Each person who signs a petition shall also provide the address of the place where he or she resides, the date that he or she signs and the name of the county in which he or she is registered to vote.
4. The county clerk shall not disqualify the signature of a voter who failed to provide all the information required by subsection 3 if the voter is registered in the county named on the document.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1993, 2667; 1999, 1390, 3549; 2011, 3278; 2015, 3574)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1725 - Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a minor political party that wishes to place its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for a general election and:
(a) Is entitled to do so pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715; or
(b) Files or will file a petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715,
must file with the Secretary of State a list of its candidates for partisan office not earlier than the first Monday in March preceding the election and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March. The list must be signed by the person so authorized in the certificate of existence of the minor political party before a notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgments. The list may be amended not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
2. The Secretary of State shall immediately forward a certified copy of the list of candidates for partisan office of each minor political party to the filing officer with whom each candidate must file his or her declaration of candidacy.
3. Each candidate on the list must file his or her declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than the date on which the list of candidates for partisan office of the minor political party is filed with the Secretary of State and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
4. A minor political party that wishes to place candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States on the ballot and has qualified to place the names of its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for the general election pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of nomination for these offices not later than the last Tuesday in August.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1989, 2161; 1993, 2175; 1997, 316; 1999, 1391, 3550; 2003, 1642; 2009, 1261; 2011, 3278; 2013, 2371; 2019, 3373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.174 - Challenge of qualification.

If the qualification of a minor political party to place the names of candidates on the ballot pursuant to NRS 293.1715 is challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the second Monday in June. Any judicial proceeding resulting from the challenge must be set for hearing not more than 5 days after the second Monday in June. A challenge pursuant to this section must be filed with the First Judicial District Court if the petition was filed with the Secretary of State. The district court in which the challenge is filed shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1361; A 1999, 1392; 2009, 1262; 2011, 3279; 2015, 3574; 2021, 1973)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.175 - Date of primary election; nomination of candidates; applicability of provisions governing nominations.

1. The primary election must be held on the second Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year.
2. Candidates for partisan office of a major political party and candidates for nonpartisan office must be nominated at the primary election.
3. Candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must be nominated in the manner prescribed pursuant to NRS 293.171 to 293.174, inclusive.
4. Independent candidates for partisan office must be nominated in the manner provided in NRS 293.200.
5. The provisions of NRS 293.175 to 293.203, inclusive:
(a) Apply to a special election to fill a vacancy, except to the extent that compliance with the provisions is not possible because of the time at which the vacancy occurred.
(b) Do not apply to the nomination of the officers of incorporated cities.
(c) Do not apply to the nomination of district officers whose nomination is otherwise provided for by statute.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 243; A 1963, 1387; 1983, 1116; 1985, 268; 1987, 1366; 1989, 226; 1999, 1392, 3550; 2001, 672; 2005, 1434; 2009, 1262; 2013, 1777, 2372)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.1755 - Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements; certain offices excepted from residency requirements.

1. In addition to any other requirement provided by law, no person may be a candidate for any office unless, for at least the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for the office which the person seeks, the person has, in accordance with NRS 281.050, actually, as opposed to constructively, resided in the State, district, county, township or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains and, if elected, over which he or she will have jurisdiction or 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.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to candidates for:
(a) Any federal office.
(b) The office of district attorney.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 617; A 1983, 1103; 1989, 2161; 1997, 3447; 1999, 2151; 2001, 673; 2017, 3296; 2019, 3374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.176 - When candidacy for major political party prohibited; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no person may be a candidate of a major political party for partisan office in any election if the person has changed:
(a) The designation of his or her political party affiliation; or
(b) His or her designation of political party from nonpartisan to a designation of a political party affiliation,
on an application to register to vote in the State of Nevada or in any other state during the time beginning on December 31 preceding the closing filing date for that election and ending on the date of that election whether or not the person’s previous registration was still effective at the time of the change in party designation.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any person who is a candidate of a political party that is not organized pursuant to NRS 293.171 on the December 31 next preceding the closing filing date for the election.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1373; A 1971, 1551; 1979, 491; 1987, 690; 1989, 2161; 1995, 75, 2259, 2775; 1997, 1607; 1999, 3551; 2001, 2947; 2005, 1434; 2011, 3280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.179 - Questionnaire for candidates for judicial office; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet.

1. A candidate for judicial office who is not the incumbent shall complete and file with the filing officer, along with the declaration of candidacy for that office, a questionnaire prescribed by the Nevada Supreme Court. The questionnaire must include, without limitation, information on:
(a) The education of the candidate; and
(b) The qualifications possessed by the candidate which are relevant to the judicial office for which he or she is filing.
2. A candidate for judicial office who is the incumbent may complete and file with the filing officer the questionnaire described in subsection 1 within the time period prescribed by NRS 293.177 for a candidate to file a declaration of candidacy.
3. Upon receipt of the questionnaire completed and filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the filing officer shall post the questionnaire on the Internet website of the filing officer.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1107)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.181 - Declaration of residency required of candidates for office of State Legislator; form; contents; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

1. A candidate for the office of State Senator, Assemblyman or Assemblywoman must execute and file, with his or her declaration of candidacy, a declaration of residency which must be in substantially the following form:
I, the undersigned, do swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I have been a citizen resident of this State as required by NRS 218A.200; that I understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration of residency which contains a false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of the office; and that I have actually, as opposed to constructively, resided at the following residence or residences since November 1 of the preceding year:
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Street Address Street Address
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City or Town City or Town
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State State
From................... To.................... From....................... To....................
Dates of Residency Dates of Residency
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Street Address Street Address
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City or Town City or Town
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State State
From................... To.................... From....................... To....................
Dates of Residency Dates of Residency
(Attach additional sheet or sheets of residences as necessary)
2. Each address of a candidate which must be included in the declaration of residency pursuant to subsection 1 must be the street address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resided or resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has been assigned. The declaration of residency must not be accepted for filing if any of the candidate’s addresses are listed as a post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to the residence.
3. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of residency which contains a false statement in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1037; A 1989, 179; 1993, 2177; 1997, 754; 1999, 2153; 2017, 3300; 2019, 3378)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.182 - Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.

1. After a person files a declaration of candidacy to be a candidate for an office, and not later than 5 days after the last day the person may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.202, an elector may file with the filing officer for the office a written challenge of the person on the grounds that the person fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State. Before accepting the challenge from the elector, the filing officer shall notify the elector that if the challenge is found by a court to be frivolous, the elector may be required to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who is being challenged.
2. A challenge filed pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Indicate each qualification the person fails to meet;
(b) Have attached all documentation and evidence supporting the challenge; and
(c) Be in the form of an affidavit, signed by the elector under penalty of perjury.
3. Upon receipt of a challenge pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The Secretary of State shall immediately transmit the challenge to the Attorney General.
(b) A filing officer other than the Secretary of State shall immediately transmit the challenge to the district attorney.
4. If the Attorney General or district attorney determines that probable cause exists to support the challenge, the Attorney General or district attorney shall, not later than 5 working days after receiving the challenge, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the person to appear before the court. Upon receipt of such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the person to appear before the court at a hearing, at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, to show cause why the challenge is not valid. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the person. The court shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.
5. If, at the hearing, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the challenge is valid or that the person otherwise fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State, or if the person fails to appear at the hearing, the person is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.2045.
6. If, at the hearing, the court determines that the challenge is frivolous, the court may order the elector who filed the challenge to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who was challenged.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 671; A 2017, 3301; 2019, 3379)