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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 293C

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 293C

City Elections

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