N.R.S. 293.157 - State and county central committees: Terms of office; termination of membership; vacancies
Overview of Statute
This section sets the terms of office, rules for termination of membership, and vacancies.
Statute
1. The state and county central committeemen or committeewomen shall serve for 2 years and until their successors have been elected.
2. The membership of a member of a county or state central committee may be terminated only for cause by a vote of a majority of the membership present at a regular meeting of the committee.
3. If such membership is terminated or if any position on the county or state central committee remains unfilled at the county or state convention, the position, if filled, must be filled by a vote of a majority of the membership present at a regular or special meeting of the committee.
4. If a vacancy occurs among the officers of a county or state central committee, the vacancy must be filled by the membership present by ballot at a regular or special meeting of the committee.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 241; A 1987, 1515)
1. Definition for Central committee
The county or the state authority of a major political party.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.033.
2. Definition for 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.
3. Definition for Ballot
The record of a voter’s preference of candidates and questions voted upon at an election. The term includes, without limitation, any paper given to a voter upon which the voter places his or her vote and any electronic storage tapes.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.025.