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N.R.S. 293.2738 - Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot

Overview of Statute

This section prohibits a polling place to be established in a building named after a candidate appearing on the ballot.

Statute

A polling place for an election must not be established in any building or other structure named for a candidate whose name appears on a ballot for that election.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 2283)

Definition [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.

Definition [Candidate]

Any person:

      1.  Who files a declaration of candidacy;

      2.  Who files an acceptance of candidacy;

      3.  Whose name appears on an official ballot at any election; or

      4.  Who has received one or more contributions in excess of $100, regardless of whether:

      (a) The person has filed a declaration of candidacy or an acceptance of candidacy; or

      (b) The name of the person appears on an official ballot at any election.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.005.