Senate Bill No. 268–Senators O’Connell,
Townsend and Amodei

 

March 2, 2001

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Joint Sponsor: Assemblyman Goldwater

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Requires current public officer to resign before running for different public office under certain circumstances. (BDR 24‑13)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a person who holds an elected state or local office to resign that office before he becomes a candidate for a different elected state or local office or an elected federal office under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:

1-4    (a) An elected state or local public officer; or

1-5    (b) A person appointed to serve as a state or local public officer

1-6  during a term to which another person was elected,

1-7  may not become a candidate for a different elected state or local office or

1-8  an elected federal office, unless he first resigns his current state or local

1-9  office.

1-10    2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a public officer

1-11  whose current term of state or local office will end within 3 months after

1-12  the general election for a different public office for which he becomes a

1-13  candidate.

1-14    Sec. 2.  Chapter 293C of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-15  new section to read as follows:

1-16    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:

1-17    (a) An elected state or local public officer; or

2-1    (b) A person appointed to serve as a state or local public officer

2-2  during a term to which another person was elected,

2-3  may not become a candidate for a different elected state or local office or

2-4  an elected federal office, unless he first resigns his current state or local

2-5  office.

2-6    2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a public officer

2-7  whose current term of state or local office will end within 3 months after

2-8  the general election for a different public office for which he becomes a

2-9  candidate.

2-10    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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