Nevada § 293.257 - Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates' names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 293.257 — Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates' names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 293.257. Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates' names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election
1. There must be a separate primary ballot for each major political party. The names of candidates for partisan offices who have designated a major political
party in the declaration of candidacy must appear on the primary ballot of the major
political party designated. 2. The county clerk may choose to place the names of candidates for nonpartisan offices
on the ballots for each major political party or on a separate nonpartisan primary
ballot, but the arrangement which the county clerk selects must permit all registered
voters to vote on them. 3. A registered voter may cast a primary ballot for a major political party at a primary
election only if the registered voter designated on his or her application to register
to vote an affiliation with that major political party.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 293.257 ("Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates' names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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