2021 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218A - Legislative Department Generally
NRS 218A.262 - Procedure for filling vacancy in office: Application process; deadline.
1. If a vacancy in the office of a Legislator must be filled pursuant to NRS 218A.260 and the former Legislator was elected or appointed from a district wholly within one county, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located shall establish:
(a) A process by which persons may file applications with the board to fill the vacancy; and
(b) A specific date for the close of filing of applications to fill the vacancy.
2. If a vacancy in the office of a Legislator must be filled pursuant to NRS 218A.260 and the former Legislator was elected or appointed from a district comprising more than one county:
(a) The board of county commissioners of each county within or partly within the district shall establish a process by which persons may file applications with that board to fill the vacancy.
(b) The board of county commissioners of the county with the largest population in the district shall, after considering any recommendations made by the other boards within a reasonable time after the vacancy, establish a specific date that is the same for all of the boards for the close of filing of applications to fill the vacancy.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 882)
