Nevada § 293.368 - Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate

§ 293.368. Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 293.165 , if a candidate on the ballot at a primary election dies after 5 p.m. of the second

Tuesday in April, the deceased candidate's name must remain on the ballot and the

votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining the nomination

for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. 2. If the deceased candidate on the ballot at the primary election receives the number

of votes required to receive the nomination to the office for which he or she was

a candidate, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 293.165 , the deceased candidate shall be deemed nominated and the vacancy in the nomination

must be filled as provided in NRS 293.165 or 293.166 . If the deceased person was a candidate for a nonpartisan office, the nomination

must be filled pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.165 . 3. Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at a general election dies

after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election

is held, the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining

the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. 4. If the deceased candidate on the ballot at the general election receives the majority

of the votes cast for the office, the deceased candidate shall be deemed elected and

the office to which he or she was elected shall be deemed vacant at the beginning

of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created must be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had

died after taking office for that term.