Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 520 (BDR 24-280)
Proposed by: Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics
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Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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Amend sec. 3, page 1, line 11, by deleting:
"
at any time" and inserting:"
not later than the 25th day before the date of the election,".Amend sec. 4, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 14 through 43 on page 2 and lines 1 through 39 on page 3, and inserting:
2. The names of the candidates of a minor political party must be placed on the ballot for the general election if the party has filed a certificate of existence and a list of its candidates pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.1725 with the secretary of state and:
(a) At the last preceding general election, the minor political party polled for any of its candidates a number of votes equal to or more than 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for the offices of Representative in Congress;
(b) On January 1 preceding a primary election, the minor political party has been designated as the political party on the applications to register to vote of at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in the state; or
(c) Not later than the second Friday in August preceding the general election, files a petition with the secretary of state which is signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress.
3.
The name of a candidate for a minor political party other than a candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United Sates must be placed on the ballot for the general election if the party has filed:(a) A certificate of existence;
(b) A list of candidates containing the name of the candidate pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.1725 with the secretary of state; and
(c) Not earlier than the first Monday in May preceding the general election and not later than 5 p.m. on the third Monday in May, a petition on behalf of the candidate with the secretary of state containing not less than:
(1) Two hundred signatures of registered voters if the candidate is to be nominated for a statewide office; or
(2) Twenty-five signatures of registered voters if the candidate is to be nominated for any office except a statewide office.
A minor political party that places names of one or more candidates on the ballot pursuant to this subsection may also place the names of one or more candidates on the ballot pursuant to subsection 2.4.
The name of only one candidate of each minor political party for each office may appear on the ballot for a general election.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 2, by deleting "
party," and inserting:"
party and, if applicable, the".Amend sec. 6, page 4, line 33, by deleting "
Amend sec. 6, page 4, by deleting lines 34 through 40 and inserting:
"a general election and:
(a) Is entitled to do so pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715;
(b) Files a petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715
(c) Whose candidates are entitled to appear on the ballot pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.1715,
must file with the secretary of state a list of its candidates".
Amend sec. 6, page 5, by deleting lines 2 through 5 and inserting:
"to take acknowledgments.
The secretary of state shall strike from the list each candidate who is not entitled to appear on the ballot pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.1715 if the minor political party is not entitled to place candidates on the ballot pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715. The list must not be amended after it is filed.".Amend sec. 6, page 5, line 7, by deleting:
"
filed and accepted".Amend sec. 6, page 5, by deleting lines 16 through 18 and inserting:
"of President and Vice President of the United States on the ballot and has
Amend sec. 6, page 5, by deleting lines 20 through 24 and inserting:
"later than the first Tuesday in September.".
Amend sec. 7, pages 5 and 6, by deleting lines 26 through 43 on page 5 and lines 1 through 3 on page 6, and inserting:
2. If the qualification of a candidate of a minor political party other than a candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States is challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the fourth Monday in May. Any judicial proceeding resulting from the challenge must be set for hearing not more than 5 days after the fourth Monday in May. A challenge pursuant to this subsection must be filed with:
(a) The first judicial district court; or
(b) If a candidate who filed a declaration of candidacy with a county clerk is challenged, the district court for the county where the declaration of candidacy was filed.
".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 9 and 10 and renumbering sections 11 through 13 as sections 9 through 11.
Amend sec. 11, page 7, by deleting lines 3 through 10, and inserting:
"(b)
Either of the following:(1)
A petition of candidacy signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of ballots cast in the state or in the county or district electing that officer at the last preceding general election in which a person was elected to that office.(2) A petition of candidacy signed by 200 registered voters if the candidate is a candidate for statewide office, or signed by 25 registered voters if the candidate is a candidate for any office other than a statewide office.".
Amend sec. 11, page 7, by deleting lines 30 and 31 and inserting:
"4. Petitions of candidacy must be filed not earlier than the first Monday in May preceding the general election".
Amend sec. 12, page 8, by deleting lines 30 and 31 and inserting:
"
(b) Mailed to each assemblyman, state senator, county commissioner and, if applicable, member of the governing body of a city who represents residents of a precinct affected by the".Amend sec. 13, page 9, by deleting lines 15 and 16 and inserting:
"
(b) Mailed to each assemblyman, state senator, county commissioner and, if applicable, member of the governing body of a city who represents residents of a precinct affected by the".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 14 through 16 and renumbering sec. 17 as sec. 12.
Amend sec. 17, page 11, by deleting line 4 and inserting:
"293.547 1. After the 30th day but not later than the
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 18 through 20 and renumbering sec. 21 as sec. 13.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 22.
Amend the title of the bill by deleting the fourth through seventh lines and inserting:
"voter; enacting certain provisions governing the reporting of election results; revising".