Nevada § 269.0171 - Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 269.0171 — Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 269.0171. Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate
1. If the establishment of a town board form of government is proposed by initiative
petition, and the proposal is submitted to the electors, the prospective members of
the town board must be elected at the same general election in which the proposal
is submitted to the electors. 2. Any person who is a resident, is a qualified elector and desires to become a candidate
for the position of member of a town board must, within the time specified by subsection
3, file in the office of the county clerk a notice of intention to become a candidate.
The notice of intention must show that the person possesses the qualifications required
by this section. Each person filing the notice of intention as required by this section is entitled
to have his or her name placed on the official ballot. 3. The notice of intention required by subsection 2 must be filed not later than 5
p.m. on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which the election is held. 4. If the proposal to establish a town board form of government is approved at the
election, members of the town board elected pursuant to this section serve as members
until the next general election.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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