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N.R.S. 293.124 - Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations

Overview of Statute

This section defines the Secretary of State as the Chief Officer of Elections, and permits the Secretary to make necessary regulations.

Statute

1.  The Secretary of State shall serve as the Chief Officer of Elections for this State. As Chief Officer, the Secretary of State is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the provisions of title 24 of NRS and all other provisions of state and federal law relating to elections in this State.

2.  The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 1995, 2257)

Definition [State]

A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293D.080.

Cases

Nevada Cases

Case Name: Miller v. Burk

Citation: 124 Nev. 579, 188 P.3d 1112

Year: 2008

Case URL: https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/f537b031fa7c68aadedd619f0f966507?query=secreta[...]

Case Summary:

  • A position on the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada is a "state office" under the term-limits amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
  • The court may issue a writ of mandamus to require an elections official to comply with the law and exclude the name of an unqualified candidate from the ballot.
  • A writ of mandamus was an available remedy in a pre-election challenge to the qualifications of certain state and local candidates under the term-limits amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
  • A constitutional amendment adopted through the initiative process becomes effective on the date of the canvass of the votes and applies only prospectively unless the amendment specifically provides otherwise.
  • The term-limits amendment to the Nevada Constitution barred certain state and local candidates from being re-elected where their prior terms of office commenced after the amendment's effective date.

Out-of-State Cases

Federal Cases

Regulations & Guidance

Administrative Regulations

  • Elections, NAC ch. 293