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1-1 Section 1. The charter of the City of North Las Vegas, being chapter

1-2 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at 1210, is hereby amended by adding

1-3 thereto a new section to be designated as section 1.045, immediately

1-4 following section 1.040, to read as follows:

1-5 Sec. 1.045 Wards: Creation; Boundaries.

1-6 1. The city must be divided into four wards which must be as

1-7 nearly equal in population as practicable, and each of which must

1-8 be composed entirely of contiguous territory.

1-9 2. The boundaries of the wards must be established and

1-10 changed by ordinance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection

1-11 3, the boundaries of the wards must be changed whenever the

1-12 population, as determined by the last preceding national census of

1-13 the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of

1-14 Commerce, in any ward exceeds the population in any other ward

1-15 by more than 5 percent.

1-16 3. The boundaries of the wards must not be changed, except

1-17 to accommodate an annexation of territory to the city, during the

1-18 period beginning 30 days immediately preceding the last day for

2-1 filing a declaration of candidacy for a municipal election and

2-2 ending on the date of the election.

2-3 Sec. 2. Section 2.010 of the charter of the City of North Las Vegas,

2-4 being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by chapter

2-5 215, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 748, is hereby amended to read as

2-6 follows:

2-7 Sec. 2.010 City council: Qualifications; election; term of

2-33 salary in an amount fixed by the city council.

2-34 Sec. 3. Section 5.020 of the charter of the City of North Las Vegas,

2-43 the numbers one through four which number must correspond

3-1 with the wards the candidates for city councilmen will seek to

3-2 represent the office of city councilman shall include in his

3-3 declaration of candidacy the number of the ward which he seeks

3-4 to represent. Each candidate for city council must be designated

3-5 as a candidate for the city council seat that corresponds with the

3-6 ward that he seeks to represent.

3-7 2. If for any general municipal election there are three or more

3-8 candidates for the offices of mayor or municipal judge, or [five or

3-9 more candidates for the office of councilman,] for a particular city

3-10 council seat, a primary election for any such office must be held on

3-11 the Tuesday following the first Monday in May preceding the

3-12 general election.

3-13 3. Except as otherwise provided in [subsections 4 and 5,]

3-14 subsection 4, after the primary election, the names of the two

3-15 candidates for mayor , [and] municipal judge and [the names of the

3-16 four candidates for city councilman] each city council seat who

3-17 receive the highest number of votes must be placed on the ballot for

3-18 the general election.

3-19 4. If one of the candidates for mayor , [or] municipal judge or a

3-20 city council seat receives a majority of the total votes cast for that

3-21 office in the primary election, he shall be declared elected to office

3-22 and his name must not appear on the ballot for the general election.

3-23 [5. If a candidate for city council receives votes equal to a

3-24 majority of voters casting ballots in the primary election:

3-25 (a) He shall be declared elected to one of the open seats on the

3-26 city council and his name must not appear on the ballot for the

3-27 general election.

3-28 (b) Unless all the open seats were filled pursuant to paragraph

3-29 (a), the names of those candidates who received the highest number

3-30 of votes but did not receive a number of votes equal to a majority of

3-31 the voters casting ballots in the primary election, not to exceed

3-32 twice the number of candidates remaining to be elected, must be

3-33 placed on the ballot for the general election.]

3-34 Sec. 4. The city council shall, on or before January 1, 2000, establish

3-35 the boundaries of the wards pursuant to the amendatory provisions of

3-36 section 1 of this act. The amendatory provisions of sections 2 and 3 of this

3-37 act apply initially to the candidates for city council seats in the municipal

3-38 election held in 2001.