Nevada § 293C.370 - Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 293C.370 — Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 293C.370. Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.190 : 1. Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at a primary city election
dies after 5 p.m. on 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 city election receives the
number of votes required to receive the nomination to the office for which he or she
was a candidate, the nomination is filled by the person who received the next highest
vote for the nomination in the primary election. 3. Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at a general city election
dies after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the primary city
election was held, the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining
the results of the general city election for the office for which the decedent was
a candidate. 4. If the deceased candidate on the ballot at the general city 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 created must be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died
after taking office for that term.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 293C.370 ("Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate") 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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