N.R.S. 293C.262 – Order of listing offices and questions; division of ballots; color of ballots and voting receipts
Overview of Statute
This section provides requirements for the order in which positions up for election and ballot questions appear on a ballot, and the manner in which the city clerk may handle ballots.
Statute
1. The offices for which there are candidates, the names of the candidates therefor and the questions to be voted upon must be printed on ballots for a city election in the following order:
(a) City offices:
(1) Mayor;
(2) Council members according to ward in numerical order, if no wards, in alphabetical order; and
(3) Municipal judges.
(b) Questions presented to the voters of a city or a portion of a city with advisory questions listed in consecutive order after any other questions presented to the voters of the city.
2. The city clerk:
(a) May divide paper ballots into two sheets in a manner that provides a clear understanding and grouping of all measures and candidates.
(b) Shall prescribe the color or colors of the ballots and voting receipts used in any election which the clerk is required to conduct.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3425; A 1999, 679; 2003, 3198)
1. Definition for Clerk
The election board officer designated or assigned to make the record of the election in the roster, tally list and challenge list in the precinct, district or polling place in which such officer is appointed.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.040.
2. 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.
3. Definition for 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.