1-3 occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for office may be

1-4 filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the

1-5 county or state, as the case may be, subject to the provisions of subsections

1-6 4 and 5.

1-7 2. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan nomination after the close of

1-8 filing and before the first Tuesday in [September] August must be filled by

1-9 filing a nominating petition that is signed by at least 1 percent of the

1-10 persons who are registered to vote and who voted for the office in question

1-11 in the state, county, district or municipality at the last preceding general

1-12 election. The petition must be filed not earlier than the first Tuesday in

1-13 June and not later than the third Tuesday in [September.] August. A

1-14 candidate nominated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be

1-15 elected only at a general election and his name must not appear on the

1-16 ballot for a primary election.

1-17 3. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan nomination after a primary

2-14 of state senator or assemblyman from a legislative district comprising more

2-15 than one county may be filled as follows, subject to the provisions of

2-16 subsections 2 and 3. The county commissioners of each county all or part

2-17 of which is included within the legislative district, shall meet to appoint a

2-18 person of the same political party as the former nominee to fill the

2-19 vacancy, under the chairmanship of the chairman of the board of county

2-20 commissioners of the county whose population residing within the district

2-21 is the greatest. Each board of county commissioners shall first meet

2-22 separately and determine the single candidate it will nominate to fill the

2-23 vacancy. Then the boards shall meet jointly and the chairmen on behalf of

2-24 the boards shall cast a proportionate number of votes according to the

2-25 percent, rounded to the nearest whole percent, which the population of its

2-26 county is of the population of the entire district. Populations must be

2-27 determined by the last decennial census or special census conducted by the

2-28 Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce. The

2-29 person who receives a plurality of these votes is appointed to fill the

2-30 vacancy. If no person receives a plurality of the votes, the boards of county

2-31 commissioners of the respective counties shall each as a group select one

2-32 candidate, and the nominee must be chosen by drawing lots among the

2-33 persons so selected.

2-34 2. No change may be made on the ballot after the second Tuesday in

2-35 [September] August of the year in which the general election is held. If a

2-36 nominee dies after that date, his name must remain on the ballot and, if

2-37 elected, a vacancy exists.

2-38 3. The designation of a nominee pursuant to this section must be filed

2-39 with the secretary of state before 5 p.m. of the second Tuesday in

2-40 [September,] August, and the statutory filing fee must be paid with the

3-3 must file with the secretary of state a certificate of existence which

3-4 includes the:

3-5 (a) Name of the political party;

3-6 (b) Names of its officers;

3-7 (c) Names of the members of its executive committee; and

3-8 (d) Name of the person authorized to file the list of its candidates with

3-9 the secretary of state.

3-10 2. A copy of the constitution or bylaws of the party must be affixed to

3-11 the certificate.

3-12 3. A minor political party shall file with the secretary of state an

3-13 amended certificate of existence within 5 days after any change in the

3-14 information contained in the certificate.

3-15 4. The constitution or bylaws of a minor political party must provide a

3-16 procedure for the nomination of its candidates in such a manner that only

3-17 one candidate may be nominated for each office.

3-18 5. A minor political party whose candidates do not appear on the ballot

3-19 for the general election must file a notice of continued existence with the

3-20 secretary of state not later than the second Friday in [August] July

3-21 preceding the general election.

3-22 6. A minor political party which fails to file a notice of continued

3-23 existence as required by subsection 5 ceases to exist as a minor political

3-27 must not appear on the ballot for a primary election.

3-28 2. The names of the candidates of a minor political party must be

3-29 placed on the ballot for the general election if the party has filed a

3-30 certificate of existence and a list of its candidates pursuant to the

3-31 provisions of NRS 293.1725 with the secretary of state and:

3-32 (a) At the last preceding general election, the minor political party

3-33 polled for any of its candidates a number of votes equal to or more than 1

3-34 percent of the total number of votes cast for the offices of Representative

3-35 in Congress;

3-36 (b) On January 1 preceding a primary election, the minor political party

3-37 has been designated as the political party on the applications to register to

3-38 vote of at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in the

3-39 state; or

3-40 (c) Not later than the second Friday in [August] July preceding the

3-41 general election, files a petition with the secretary of state which is signed

4-10 of NRS 293.1715 may consist of more than one document. Each document

4-11 of the petition must:

4-12 (a) Bear the name of the county in which it was circulated;

4-13 (b) Include the affidavit of the person who circulated the document

4-14 verifying that the signers are registered voters in the state according to his

4-15 best information and belief and that the signatures are genuine and were

4-16 signed in his presence; and

4-17 (c) Be submitted to the county clerk in the county in which it is

4-18 circulated for verification in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.1276 to

4-19 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 40 days before the [third Tuesday in

4-20 August.] second Friday in July. A challenge to the form of a petition filed

4-21 pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 must be made

4-22 in a district court in the county in which the petition was circulated.

4-23 2. A document which bears the name of a county may be signed only

4-24 by registered voters of that county.

4-25 3. Each person who signs a document shall also provide the address of

4-26 the place where he resides, the date that he signs and the name of the

4-27 county in which he is registered to vote.

4-28 4. The county clerk shall not disqualify the signature of a voter who

4-29 failed to provide all of the information required by this section if the voter

4-33 political party which wishes to place its candidates on the ballot for a

4-34 general election and:

4-35 (a) Is entitled to do so pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2

4-36 of NRS 293.1715; or

4-37 (b) Files a petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS

4-38 293.1715,

4-39 must file with the secretary of state a list of its candidates not earlier than

4-40 the first Monday in May preceding the election nor later than the last

4-41 Friday in June. The list must be signed by the person so authorized in the

5-19 challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must

5-20 be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the [3rd] third Friday in [August.] July.

5-21 Any judicial proceeding resulting from the challenge must be set for

5-22 hearing not more than 5 days after the [3rd] third Friday in [August.] July.

5-23 2. Any such challenge must be filed with the first judicial district court

5-27 [September] August in each even-numbered year.

5-28 2. Candidates of a major political party and candidates for nonpartisan

5-29 offices must be nominated at the primary election.

5-30 3. Candidates of a minor political party must be nominated in the

5-31 manner prescribed pursuant to NRS 293.171.

5-32 4. Independent candidates for partisan office must be nominated in the

5-33 manner provided in NRS 293.200.

5-34 5. The provisions of NRS 293.175 to 293.203, inclusive, do not apply

5-35 to:

5-36 (a) Special elections to fill vacancies.

5-37 (b) The nomination of the officers of incorporated cities.

5-38 (c) The nomination of district officers whose nomination is otherwise

7-10 mailing precinct and in each absent ballot mailing precinct, before 5 p.m.

7-11 on the third Thursday in [August] July and before 5 p.m. on the fourth

7-12 Tuesday in October of any year in which a general election is to be held,

7-16 ballot at a general election dies after 5 p.m. of the [third] second Tuesday

7-17 in [September] August and before the time of the closing of the polls on

7-18 the day of the election, the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be

7-19 counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which

7-20 the decedent was a candidate.

7-21 2. If the deceased candidate receives the majority of the votes cast for

7-22 the office, he shall be deemed elected and the office to which he was

7-23 elected shall be deemed vacant at the beginning of the term for which he

7-24 was elected. The vacancy thus created must be filled in the same manner as

7-28 of NRS 293.403, the:

7-29 (a) County clerk of each county affected by the recount shall employ a

7-30 recount board to conduct the recount in the county, and shall act as

7-31 chairman of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of county

7-32 clerk, in which case the chairman of the board of county commissioners

7-33 shall act as chairman of the recount board. At least one member of the

7-34 board of county commissioners must be present at the recount.

7-35 (b) City clerk shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the

7-36 city, and shall act as chairman of the recount board unless the recount is for

7-37 the office of city clerk, in which case the mayor of the city shall act as

7-38 chairman of the recount board. At least one member of the city council

7-39 must be present at the recount.

7-40 Each candidate for the office affected by the recount and the voter who

7-41 demanded the recount, if any, may be present in person or by an authorized

8-30 the office of President of the United States must, not later than 5 p.m. on

8-31 the second Friday in [August in each] July in the year in which [a] the

8-32 presidential election is to be held, pay a filing fee of $250 and file with the

8-33 secretary of state a declaration of candidacy and a petition of candidacy, in

8-34 which he must also designate his nominee for Vice President. The petition

8-35 must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to not less than 1

8-36 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general

8-37 election for candidates for the offices of Representative in Congress and

8-38 must request that the names of the proposed candidates be placed on the

8-39 ballot at the general election that year. The candidate shall file a copy of

8-40 the petition he intends to circulate for signatures with the secretary of state.

8-41 2. The petition may consist of more than one document. Each

8-42 document must bear the name of a county and only registered voters of