NRS 293C.180 - Declaration of nominees: Unopposed candidate declared elected without holding election; omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; exceptions.

NV Rev Stat § 293C.180 (2019) (N/A)

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1. If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy, there is only one candidate who has filed for nomination for an office, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that office.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, if not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination for an office, the names of those candidates must be omitted from all ballots for a primary city election and placed on all ballots for a general city election.

3. If more than twice the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination for an office, the names of the candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary city election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.400 and subsection 5 of NRS 293C.175, those candidates who receive the highest number of votes at that election, not to exceed twice the number to be elected, must be declared nominees for the office.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3421; A 2019, 3394, 3539)

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