2-5 words and terms defined in NRS 293.013 to 293.121, inclusive, and

2-6 sections 2 and 3 of this act, have the meanings ascribed to them in those

2-10 of the third class"] means a city:

2-11 1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or

2-12 2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,

2-13 [having a population described in subsections 1, 2 and 3 of NRS 266.055,

2-17 place for a precinct in any residential development exclusively for elderly

2-18 persons if:

2-19 1. More than 100 of the residents of the development are registered to

2-20 vote;

2-21 2. There is a common area which is adequate and available; and

2-22 3. The owner of the development consents to the establishment of the

2-26 trainee for the position of election board officer. To qualify for such an

2-27 appointment, the pupil must be:

2-28 (a) A United States citizen, a resident of Nevada and a resident of the

2-29 county in which he serves;

2-30 (b) Enrolled as a senior in high school;

2-31 (c) At the time of service, enrolled in or have completed a high school

2-32 course in American government in accordance with NRS 389.020; and

2-33 (d) Performing at an academic level deemed acceptable by the principal

2-34 of the pupil’s high school.

2-35 2. The county [or city] clerk may only appoint a pupil as a trainee if:

2-36 (a) The pupil is appointed without party affiliation;

2-37 (b) The county [or city] clerk sends the pupil a certificate stating the

2-38 date and hours the pupil, upon approval, will act as trainee;

2-39 (c) At least 20 days before the election in which the pupil will act as

2-40 trainee, the principal of his high school receives the county [or city] clerk’s

2-41 certificate and a written request signed by his parent or guardian to be

2-42 excused from school for the time specified in the certificate;

3-10 pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as trainees pursuant to NRS 293.2175, the

3-11 county [or city] clerk shall deliver, by mail or other means, notifications of

3-15 pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as a trainee pursuant to NRS 293.2175 is

3-16 unwilling to serve as appointed, he shall notify the county [or city] clerk

3-17 within 5 days after receipt of the notification that he is unwilling to serve,

3-18 whereupon the county [or city] clerk shall appoint some other registered

3-22 one of whom must be designated chairman by the county or city clerk. The

3-23 boards shall make the records of election required by this chapter.

3-24 2. The appointment of a trainee as set forth in NRS 293.2175 and

3-25 section 16 of this act may be used to determine the number of members on

3-26 the election board, but under no circumstances may trainees comprise more

3-27 than one-third of the election board of any precinct or serve as chairman of

3-28 the election board.

3-29 3. The county or city clerk shall conduct or cause to be conducted, at

3-30 least 5 days before the date of the election for which the boards are

3-31 appointed, a school to acquaint the chairmen with the election laws, duties

3-32 of election boards, regulations of the secretary of state and with the

3-33 procedure for making the records of election and using the register for

3-34 election boards. If the person appointed chairman is unable for any reason

3-35 to attend the school, he shall appoint some other member of his election

3-36 board to attend the school in his stead.

3-37 4. The board of county commissioners of any county or the city council

3-38 of any city may reimburse the chairmen or their [designates] designees who

3-39 attend the school for their travel expenses at a rate not exceeding 10 cents

3-40 per mile.

4-3 general public to observe the conduct of voting at a polling place.

4-4 2. A member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of

4-5 voting at a polling place or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or

4-6 any other means of sound or video reproduction.

4-7 3. For the purposes of this section, a member of the general public does

4-8 not include any person who:

4-9 (a) Gathers information for communication to the public;

4-10 (b) Is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper,

4-11 periodical, press association or radio or television station; and

4-15 of the loss or destruction of the ballots intended for that precinct, or any

4-16 other cause, the election officers for that precinct or district shall make an

4-17 affidavit setting forth that fact and transmit it to the appropriate board of

4-18 county commissioners . [or city council.] Upon receipt of the affidavit and

4-19 upon the application of any candidate for any office to be voted for by the

4-20 registered voters of that precinct or district, the board of county

4-21 commissioners [or city council] shall order a new election in that precinct

7-26 conduct of any city election is under the control of the governing body of

7-27 the city, and it shall, by ordinance, provide for the holding of the election,

7-28 appoint the necessary election officers and election boards, and do all other

7-29 things required to carry the election into effect.

7-30 2. The governing body of the city shall provide for:

7-31 (a) Absent ballots to be voted in a city election pursuant to NRS

7-32 293C.305 to 293C.325, inclusive, and 293C.330 to 293C.340, inclusive;

7-33 and

7-34 (b) The conduct of:

7-35 (1) Early voting by personal appearance in a city election [may be

7-36 conducted] pursuant to [the provisions of] NRS 293C.356 to 293C.361,

8-3 third class on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of the first

8-4 odd-numbered year after incorporation, and on the same day every 2 years

8-5 thereafter, as determined by ordinance.

8-6 2. There must be one mayor and three or five councilmen, as the city

8-7 council shall provide, by ordinance, for each city of the third class. The

8-8 terms of office of the mayor and the councilmen are 4 years, which terms

8-9 must be staggered. The mayor and councilmen elected to office

8-10 immediately after incorporation shall decide, by lot, among themselves

8-11 which two of their offices expire at the next general city election, and

8-12 thereafter the terms of office must be 4 years. If a city council thereafter

8-13 increases the number of councilmen, it shall, by lot, stagger the initial terms

8-14 of the additional members.

8-15 3. A candidate for any office to be voted for at the general city election

8-16 must file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk not less than 60 days

8-17 nor more than 70 days before the day of the general city election. The city

8-18 clerk shall charge and collect from the candidate and the candidate must

8-19 pay to the city clerk, at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy, a

8-20 filing fee in an amount fixed by the city council by ordinance [.] or

8-21 resolution.

8-22 4. Candidates for mayor must be voted upon by the electors of the city

8-23 at large. Candidates for councilmen must be voted upon by the electors of

8-24 their respective wards to represent the wards in which they reside or by the

8-25 electors of the city at large in accordance with the provisions of chapter 266

8-29 first class, and in each city of the second class that has so provided by

8-30 ordinance, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of every year

8-31 in which a general city election is to be held, at which time there must be

8-32 nominated candidates for offices to be voted for at the next general city

8-33 election.

8-34 2. A candidate for any office to be voted for at the primary city election

8-35 must file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk not less than 60 days

8-36 nor more than 70 days before the date of the primary city election. The city

8-37 clerk shall charge and collect from the candidate and the candidate must

8-38 pay to the city clerk, at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy, a

8-39 filing fee in an amount fixed by the governing body of the city [council] by

8-40 ordinance [.] or resolution. The filing fees collected by the city clerk must

8-41 be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city.

8-42 3. All candidates, except as otherwise provided in NRS 266.220, must

9-11 may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a primary city election, unless

9-12 the person named has filed a declaration of candidacy or an acceptance of

9-13 candidacy and paid the fee established by the governing body of the city

9-14 not earlier than [40] 70 days before the primary city election and not later

9-15 than 5 p.m. on the [30th] 60th day before the primary city election.

9-16 2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed by this section must

9-17 be in substantially the following form:

9-18 Declaration of Candidacy of ........ for the

9-19 Office of ................

9-20 State of Nevada

9-21

9-22 City of

9-23 For the purpose of having my name placed on the official ballot as a

9-24 candidate for the office of ................, I, the undersigned ................, do

9-25 swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at ......................, in

9-26 the City or Town of ................, County of .................., State of Nevada;

9-27 that my actual residence in the city, township or other area prescribed by

9-28 law to which the office pertains began on a date 30 days or more before the

9-29 date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that if

9-30 nominated as a candidate at the ensuing election I will accept the

9-31 nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election

9-32 law or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in

9-33 campaigns and elections in this state; that I will qualify for the office if

9-34 elected thereto, including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation

9-35 prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state concerning the number

9-36 of years or terms for which a person may hold the office; and my name will

9-37 appear on all ballots as designated in this declaration.

10-28 to act as election board officers for the various precincts and districts in the

10-29 city as provided in NRS [293.220 to 293.227, inclusive,] 293.225, 293.227,

10-30 293C.230 to 293C.250, inclusive, and sections 17 and 18 of this act and

10-31 NRS 293C.382, and shall conclude those duties not later than 31 days

10-32 before the election. No candidate for nomination or election or his relative

10-33 within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity may be appointed as

10-34 an election board officer. Immediately after election board officers are

10-35 appointed, if requested by the city clerk, the chief law enforcement officer

10-36 of the city shall:

10-37 [1.] (a) Appoint an officer for each polling place in the city and for the

10-38 central election board or the absent ballot central counting board; or

10-39 [2.] (b) Deputize, as an officer for the election, an election board officer

10-40 for each polling place and for the central election board or the absent ballot

11-9 forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 293C.292 or if a person

11-10 refuses to provide an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293C.525, the election

11-11 board shall instruct the voter that he may vote only at the special polling

11-12 place in the manner set forth in this section.

11-13 2. The city clerk shall maintain [a] at least one special polling place [in

11-14 his office and] at such [other] locations as he deems necessary during each

11-15 election. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be kept

11-16 separate from the ballots of voters who have not been so challenged or who

11-17 have provided an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293C.525 in:

11-18 (a) A special ballot box if the ballots are paper ballots or ballots that are

11-19 voted by punching a card; or

11-20 (b) A special sealed container if the ballots are ballots that are voted on

11-21 a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes

11-22 electronically.

11-23 3. A person who votes at a special polling place may place his vote

11-24 only for the following offices and questions:

11-25 (a) All officers for whom all voters in the city may vote; and

11-26 (b) Questions that have been submitted to all voters of the city.

11-27 4. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be counted when

11-28 other ballots are counted and:

11-29 (a) If the ballots are paper ballots or ballots that are voted by punching a

11-30 card, maintained in a separate ballot box; or

11-31 (b) If the ballots are ballots that are voted on a mechanical recording

11-32 device that directly records the votes electronically, maintained in a

11-33 separate sealed container,

11-34 until any contest of election is resolved or the date for filing a contest of

11-38 (a) A request for an absent ballot is made by a registered voter in person

11-39 [,] ; and

11-40 (b) The governing body of the city, pursuant to paragraph (b) of

11-41 subsection 2 of NRS 293C.110, has provided for voting by absent ballot

12-17 the city clerk to handle early voting ballots for that city.

12-18 2. The board must consist of [two co-chairmen who must be of

12-19 different political parties and at least two other members who may be of the

12-20 same political party as one of the co-chairmen but must not be of the same

12-21 political party as any other member.] three members. No candidate or his

12-22 relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity may be

12-25 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as last amended by chapter 686, Statutes of

12-26 Nevada 1997, at page 3478, is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-27 Sec. 5.010 Primary election.

12-28 1. A primary election must be held on the date fixed by the

12-29 election laws of this state [,] for statewide elections, at which time

12-30 there must be nominated candidates for offices to be voted for at the

12-31 next general election.

12-32 2. A candidate for any office to be voted for at any primary

12-33 election must file a declaration of candidacy as provided by the

12-34 election laws of this state.

12-35 3. [A candidate for mayor, supervisor, municipal judge or any

12-36 other office not otherwise provided for by law must pay to the clerk,

12-37 at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy, the filing fee in the

12-38 amount fixed by chapter 293 of NRS for county offices.

12-39 4.] All candidates for the office of mayor and supervisor, and

12-40 candidates for the office of municipal judge if a third department of

12-41 the municipal court has been established, must be voted upon by the

13-13 chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by chapter 686,

13-14 Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 3480, is hereby amended to read as

13-15 follows:

13-16 Sec. 5.010 Primary election.

13-17 1. A primary election must be held on the Tuesday after the

13-18 first Monday in May of each odd-numbered year, at which time

13-19 there must be nominated candidates for offices to be voted for at the

13-20 next general municipal election.

13-21 2. A candidate for any office to be voted for at any primary

13-22 municipal election must file a declaration of candidacy as provided

13-23 by the election laws of this state.

13-24 3. [A candidate for mayor, councilman, municipal judge or any

13-25 other office not otherwise provided for by law must pay to the city

13-26 clerk, at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy, the filing fee

13-27 in the amount fixed by the city council.

13-28 4.] All candidates for elective office must be voted upon by the

13-29 registered voters of the city at large.

13-30 [5.] 4. If in the primary election no candidate receives a

13-31 majority of votes cast in that election for the office for which he is a

13-32 candidate, the names of the two candidates receiving the highest

13-33 number of votes must be placed on the ballot for the general

13-34 election. If in the primary election, regardless of the number of

13-35 candidates for an office, one candidate receives a majority of votes

13-36 cast in that election for the office for which he is a candidate, he

13-37 must be declared elected and no general election need be held for

13-38 that office.

13-39 [6. If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of

13-40 candidacy, there is only one candidate for nomination for any

13-41 office, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may

14-6 1. On the Tuesday after the [1st] first Monday in May 1985,

14-7 and at each successive interval of 4 years, a primary municipal

14-8 election must be held in the city at which time candidates for two

14-9 offices of councilman and for municipal judge, department 2, must

14-10 be nominated.

14-11 2. On the Tuesday after the [1st] first Monday in May 1987,

14-12 and at each successive interval of 4 years, a primary municipal

14-13 election must be held in the city at which time candidates for mayor,

14-14 for two offices of councilman and for municipal judge, department

14-15 1, must be nominated.

14-16 3. The candidates for councilman who are to be nominated as

14-17 provided in subsections 1 and 2 must be nominated and voted for

14-18 separately according to the respective wards. The candidates from

14-19 wards 2 and 4 must be nominated as provided in subsection 1, and

14-20 the candidates from wards 1 and 3 must be nominated as provided

14-21 in subsection 2.

14-22 4. If the city council has established an additional department

14-23 or departments of the municipal court pursuant to section 4.010 of

14-24 this charter, and, as a result, more than one office of municipal

14-25 judge is to be filled at any election, the candidates for those offices

14-26 must be nominated and voted upon separately according to the

14-27 respective departments.

14-28 5. Each candidate for the municipal offices which are provided

14-29 for in subsections 1, 2 and 4 must file a declaration of candidacy

14-30 with the city clerk. [The city clerk shall collect from each candidate,

14-31 at the time of filing that candidate’s declaration of candidacy, the

14-32 filing fee which is prescribed by ordinance for that office. All of

14-33 the] All filing fees [which are] collected by the city clerk must be

14-34 paid into the city treasury.

14-35 6. [If, at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of

14-36 candidacy, there is only one candidate for nomination for any

14-37 office, that candidate must be declared elected for the term which

14-38 commences on the day of the first regular meeting of the city

14-39 council next succeeding the meeting at which the canvass of the

14-40 returns is made, and no primary or general election need be held for

14-41 that office.

14-42 7.] If, in the primary election, regardless of the number of

15-16 1. A candidate for any office to be voted for at an election must

15-17 file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk. [The city clerk

15-18 shall charge and collect from the candidate and the candidate must

15-19 pay to the city clerk, at the time of filing his declaration of

15-20 candidacy, a filing fee of $25.] All filing fees [so] collected by the

15-21 city clerk must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the

15-22 city.

15-23 2. If for any general election, there are three or more candidates

15-24 for any office to be filled at that election, a primary election for any

15-25 such office must be held on the first Tuesday in September

15-26 preceding the general election. If for any general election there are

15-27 two or fewer candidates for any office to be filled at that election,

15-28 their names must not be placed on the ballot for the primary election

15-29 but must be placed on the ballot for the general election.

15-30 3. In the primary election:

15-31 (a) The names of the two candidates for municipal judge, city

15-32 attorney, or a particular city council seat, as the case may be, who

15-33 receive the highest number of votes must be placed on the ballot for

15-34 the general election.

15-35 (b) Candidates for councilman who represent a specific ward

15-36 must be voted upon only by the registered voters of that ward.

15-37 (c) Candidates for mayor and councilman at large must be voted

15-38 upon by all registered voters of the city.

15-39 4. The mayor and all councilmen must be voted upon by all