Nevada § 318.0951 - Trustees elected by plurality vote
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 318.0951 — Trustees elected by plurality vote, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 318.0951. Trustees elected by plurality vote
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0952 or 318.0953 : 1. Each trustee elected at any biennial election must be chosen by a plurality of
the qualified electors of the district voting on the candidates for the vacancies
to be filled. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.083 , if there are two regular terms which end on the first Monday in January next following
the biennial election, the two qualified electors receiving the highest and next highest
number of votes must be elected. If there are three regular terms so ending, the three qualified electors receiving
the highest, next highest and third highest number of votes must be elected. 3. If there is a vacancy in an unexpired regular term to be filled at the biennial
election, as provided in subsection 5 of NRS 318.090 , the candidate who receives the highest number of votes, after there are chosen the
successful candidates to fill the vacancies in expired regular terms as provided in
subsection 2, must be elected.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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