Nevada § 349.040 - Special election: Appointment and duties of inspectors and clerks; election board and precincts
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 349.040 — Special election: Appointment and duties of inspectors and clerks; election board and precincts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 349.040. Special election: Appointment and duties of inspectors and clerks; election board and precincts
1. When a special election is called, on or before 15 days before the date of the
election the several boards of county commissioners of this state shall, subject to
the provisions of subsection 3, select and appoint suitable persons, who shall be
citizens and qualified voters in the State, county and in the precinct where they
are appointed, to act as inspectors and clerks of the election. 2. The inspectors and clerks of the election shall: (a) Be selected, appointed and paid, if payment is claimed, as provided by law; and (b) Perform such duties in holding the election and in making due return thereof as
are required by the general election laws of this state, so far as the same are not
inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of NRS 349.010 to 349.070 , inclusive. 3. Only one election board shall be appointed for each voting precinct in the State.
For the purposes of the special election, the several boards of county commissioners,
in providing for and proclaiming the election precincts, shall divide their respective
counties into any number of voting precincts as they may deem necessary without regard
to the number of qualified voters in any one precinct.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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