Nevada § 293.260 - Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions

§ 293.260. Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions

1. If there is no contest of election for nomination to a particular office, neither

the title of the office nor the name of the candidate may appear on the ballot at

the primary election. 2. If a major political party has two or more candidates for a particular office,

the person who receives the highest number of votes at the primary election must be

declared the nominee of that major political party for the office. 3. If not more than the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination

for: (a) Any partisan office or the office of judge of a district court, judge of the Court

of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court, the names of those candidates must be

omitted from all ballots for a primary election and placed on all ballots for the

general election. (b) Any nonpartisan office, other than the office of judge of a district court, judge

of the Court of Appeals, justice of the Supreme Court or member of a town advisory

board, the names of those candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary election

unless the candidates were nominated pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.165 . If a candidate receives one or more votes at the primary election, the candidate

must be declared elected to the office and his or her name must not be placed on the

ballot for the general election. If a candidate does not receive one or more votes at the primary election, his or

her name must be placed on the ballot for the general election. (c) The office of member of a town advisory board, the candidate must be declared

elected to the office and no election must be held for that office. 4. If there are not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected to a nonpartisan

office, the candidates must, without a primary election, be declared the nominees

for the office, and the names of the candidates must be omitted from all ballots for

a primary election and placed on all ballots for the general election. 5. If there are more than twice the number of candidates to be elected to a nonpartisan

office, the names of the candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.400 , those candidates who receive the highest number of votes at the primary election,

not to exceed twice the number to be elected, must be declared nominees for the office

and the names of those candidates must be placed on the ballot for the general election,

except that if one of those candidates receives a majority of the votes cast in the

primary election for: (a) The office of judge of a district court, judge of the Court of Appeals or justice

of the Supreme Court, the candidate must be declared the only nominee for the office

and only his or her name must be placed on the ballot for the general election. (b) Any other nonpartisan office, the candidate must be declared elected to the office

and his or her name must not be placed on the ballot for the general election.