Nevada Chapter 293C — City Elections

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NRS 293C.100— Applicability of chapter
NRS 293C.110— Conduct of city election controlled by governing body
NRS 293C.112— Governing body authorized to conduct city election by mail under certain circumstances
NRS 293C.115— Governing body of general law city required to set dates for primary and general city elections in accordance with this chapter
NRS 293C.120— Governing body to provide ballots and supplies
NRS 293C.140— Date of general city election in cities of population categories one and two; candidates to be voted upon by electors at large; terms of council members
NRS 293C.145— Date of general city election in cities of population category three; number of council members; terms of mayor and council members; procedure for filing declaration of candidacy; candidates for mayor to be voted upon by electors at large; candidates for city council to be voted upon by electors of ward or electors at large
NRS 293C.175— Date of primary city election for certain cities; procedure for filing declaration of candidacy; candidates to be voted upon by electors at large; certain candidates declared elected at primary city election; placement of names of candidates on ballot for general city election
NRS 293C.180— Declaration of nominees: Unopposed candidate declared elected without holding election; omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; exceptions
NRS 293C.185— Declaration of candidacy: Filing required; fee; filing period; form; contents; submission and retention of proof of identity, address and residency; appointment of agent for service of process; constitutes public record; investigation and challenge of candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements
NRS 293C.186— Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions
NRS 293C.187— Contents and publication of notice of primary or general city election
NRS 293C.190— Procedure for filling vacancy in nomination
NRS 293C.195— Procedure for withdrawing candidacy
NRS 293C.200— Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements
NRS 293C.220— Appointment of officers by city clerk; appointment of law enforcement officers for polling places; appointment of trainees
NRS 293C.222— Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation
NRS 293C.225— Recommendations by chair of persons suitable for service
NRS 293C.227— Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee
NRS 293C.228— Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement
NRS 293C.255— Name of candidate on ballot not to include title, designation of profession or occupation
NRS 293C.257— Form of ballot for primary city election; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception
NRS 293C.260— Form of ballot for general city election; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception
NRS 293C.261— Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used
NRS 293C.262— Order of listing offices and questions; division of ballots; color of ballots and voting receipts
NRS 293C.263— Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution
NRS 293C.265— Voting in person required at first city election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions
NRS 293C.267— Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls
NRS 293C.268— Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons
NRS 293C.269— Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited
NRS 293C.270— Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; city clerk to prescribe verification procedure
NRS 293C.272— Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name
NRS 293C.275— Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature
NRS 293C.277— Announcement of name of registered voter; grounds and procedure for challenging person’s right to vote
NRS 293C.281— Accessibility of polling place, ballot and election materials to persons who are elderly and to persons with disabilities; particular requirements regarding voting booths and waiting lines; alternative placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized locations
NRS 293C.282— Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English
NRS 293C.285— Change of vote on certain mechanical recording devices
NRS 293C.290— Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty
NRS 293C.291— Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place
NRS 293C.292— Challenges
NRS 293C.293— Notice of result of challenge
NRS 293C.295— Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency
NRS 293C.297— Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons
NRS 293C.300— Duties of voting board before adjournment
NRS 293C.302— Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting
NRS 293C.355— Applicability of provisions
NRS 293C.356— Issuance of ballots; voting booth for use by persons issued ballots
NRS 293C.358— Appointment of deputy clerks
NRS 293C.361— Electioneering prohibited near polling place; penalty
NRS 293C.362— Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies
NRS 293C.365— Accounting for all paper ballots before counting of votes begins
NRS 293C.367— Standards for rejecting ballots for appearance of tampering; regulations for counting ballots
NRS 293C.369— Standards for counting votes; regulations
NRS 293C.370— Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate
NRS 293C.372— Procedure for completion of tally lists
NRS 293C.375— Duties of officers of counting board after ballots counted if paper ballots used
NRS 293C.380— Posting of copies of voting results
NRS 293C.387— Returns filed with city clerk; canvass of returns; preparation and entering of abstract of votes; limitation on inspection of returns; certificates of election; time after canvass when certain officers qualify and enter upon duties of office
NRS 293C.389— Inclusion of inactive voters in reports of votes prohibited
NRS 293C.390— Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, audits, stubs and records of voted ballots after canvass by governing body of city
NRS 293C.395— Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission
NRS 293C.520— Designation by city clerk of building owned or leased by city as municipal facility at which persons may preregister or register to vote
NRS 293C.525— Transfer of registration when residence changed from one precinct to another within same city or changed within same precinct; oral or written affirmation of elector; right of elector to vote
NRS 293C.527— Close of registration; publication of day and time that each method of registration closes; hours of operation for municipal facility for voter registration
NRS 293C.530— Sample ballots: Distribution; exceptions; inclusion of certain matters; required notices; form and type size; cost of distributing responsibility of city for city elections
NRS 293C.532— Persons entitled to vote; authority of governing body of city to provide supplemental registration
NRS 293C.535— Procedure for registration of electors in incorporated cities; preparation of rosters
NRS 293C.540— Delivery of official register by county clerk to city clerk
NRS 293C.542— Authority of governing body to publish list of registered voters
NRS 293C.545— City required to compensate county registrar for certain services; payment from city general fund
NRS 293C.600— Preparation of computer program used to run computer or counting device; protection of program
NRS 293C.615— Accuracy certification board to observe conduct of tests on equipment for mechanical voting; representatives of candidates and press authorized to observe
NRS 293C.620— Issuance of ballots; procedure for voting
NRS 293C.625— Early pickup and delivery of ballots to central counting place; processing of ballots before polls close
NRS 293C.630— Duties of election board upon and after closing of polls; public may observe handling of ballots
NRS 293C.635— Procedure for delivery of ballots and election materials to receiving center or central counting place; disposition of other materials; members of general public allowed to observe delivery
NRS 293C.640— Creation of special election boards; appointment of members to boards
NRS 293C.645— Duties of central ballot inspection board
NRS 293C.655— Duties of ballot duplicating board
NRS 293C.660— Ballot processing and packaging board: Composition; duties
NRS 293C.665— Computer program and processing accuracy board: Appointment; duties
NRS 293C.700— Construction of containers used to transport official ballots
NRS 293C.710— Loss or destruction of ballots, or other cause, preventing election in precinct or district; new election
NRS 293C.715— Website maintained by city clerk for public information relating to elections; requirements
NRS 293C.720— City clerks encouraged to provide election information and materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled
NRS 293C.725— Training on forensic signature verification required for local election officials
NRS 293C.1855— Questionnaire for candidates for municipal judge; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet
NRS 293C.1865— 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
NRS 293C.2625— Deadlines; requirements; recruitment of election board officers; facilitation of meetings
NRS 293C.2675— Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colony
NRS 293C.2685— Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot
NRS 293C.2695— Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election
NRS 293C.3032— City clerks authorized to establish polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in city may vote on election day
NRS 293C.3033— Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice
NRS 293C.3034— Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers
NRS 293C.3035— Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers
NRS 293C.3561— City clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance
NRS 293C.3564— Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting
NRS 293C.3568— Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places
NRS 293C.3572— Establishment of temporary branch polling places for early voting and ballot drop boxes; establishment within Indian reservation or colony; days and hours for early voting; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of such polling places
NRS 293C.3576— Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule
NRS 293C.3583— Preparation of mechanical recording devices before polls open each day
NRS 293C.3585— Procedure for early voting
NRS 293C.3594— Security precautions
NRS 293C.3604— Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and city clerk at close of last voting day
NRS 293C.3606— Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty
NRS 293C.3608— City clerk to ensure that mechanical recording devices used for early voting provide record of number of votes; delivery of records and storage devices to central counting place
NRS 293C.3615— Record made by city clerk of receipt at central counting place of sealed container used to transport official ballots
NRS 293C.26312— Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by city clerk
NRS 293C.26314— Requirements for mail ballots distributed to certain voters who have not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada; exceptions; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances
NRS 293C.26316— Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter
NRS 293C.26318— Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions
NRS 293C.26321— Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes
NRS 293C.26323— Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty
NRS 293C.26325— Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots
NRS 293C.26327— Duties of city clerk upon return of mail ballot: Procedure for checking signatures; safeguarding and delivery of mail ballots for counting; procedure to contact voter to remedy certain defects in returned mail ballot
NRS 293C.26329— Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of city clerk
NRS 293C.26331— Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots
NRS 293C.26333— Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots
NRS 293C.26335— Certification and reporting of mail ballot results; secrecy of mail ballots; unlawful to disseminate information about mail ballot results before polls close and all votes cast on election day; penalty
NRS 293C.26337— City clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots