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NRS 298.045

Nominees and alternates for presidential elector required to sign pledge

Known as the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act

The act spans §§ 298–298 (27 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Chiafalo v. Washington

Most recently applied in 140 S. Ct. 2316 - Chiafalo v. Washington (July 2020)

(Added to NRS by 2013, 1231)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a nominee for presidential elector or an alternate may not serve as a presidential elector unless the nominee for presidential elector or the alternate signs a pledge in substantially the following form:

2. If a nominee for presidential elector or an alternate is physically unable to sign the pledge, the pledge may be signed by proxy in the presence of the nominee for presidential elector or the alternate, as applicable.

3. The chair and secretary of the convention of a major political party, the person who is authorized to file the list of candidates for partisan office of a minor political party with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.1725 or an independent candidate shall submit to the Secretary of State each pledge signed pursuant to this section with the list of nominees for presidential elector and alternates.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.